n. A white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine.
n. The muscatel wine made from these grapes.
n. The vine bearing this fruit.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes, differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape of a pale amber color.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A grape having a strong odor or flavor as of musk.
n. Wine made from muscat-grapes, or of similar character to that so made, usually strong and more or less sweet. Also called muscadel.
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n. any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
n. wine from muscat grapes
n. a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman
n. sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine
Word Usage
"Muscatel is made from muscat grapes, is sometimes called muscat, and, being relatively cheap and sweet and high in alcohol content, is the booze of choice for a great many wines."