Mus·ca·det (m s k -d  )n. A dry white wine made from grapes originating in the Loire River valley. [French, from Old French, from musc, musky odor; see musk.] |
Muscadet [ˈmʌskəˌdeɪ (French) myskadɛ]
n (sometimes not capital)
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a white grape, grown esp in the Loire valley, used for making wine
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) any of various dry white wines made from this grape
[from the region of Brittany where the grape was first grown]
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| Noun | 1. | Muscadet - white grape grown especially in the valley the Loire in France common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes |
| 2. | Muscadet - dry white wine from the Loire valley in France white wine - pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation |
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