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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
muscadel
    n 1: wine from muscat grapes [syn: muscat, muscatel,
         muscadel, muscadelle]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Muscadel \Mus"ca*del`\, muscadelle \mus"ca*delle\, n. [It.
   moscadello, moscatello, LL. muscatellum or muscadellum (sc.
   vinum), fr. muscatellus nutmeglike, dim. of muscatus smelling
   like musk, muscatum and muscata (sc. nux) nutmeg: cf. F.
   muscadelle, fr. Italian. See Musk and cf. Moschatel,
   Muscardin, Muscat, Nutmeg.]
   See Muscatel, n.
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         Quaffed off the muscadel.                --Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Muscatel \Mus"ca*tel`\, n.
   1. A common name for several varieties of rich sweet wine,
      made in Italy, Spain, and France.
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   2. pl. Finest raisins, dried on the vine; "sun raisins."
      [1913 Webster] [Variously written moscatel, muscadel,
      etc.]
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