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muscadelle

Mus′ca-delˊ

,

mus′ca-delle

,
Noun.
[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
,
Noun.
Quaffed off the
muscadel
.
Shakespeare