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Webster 1913 Edition

Malmsey

Malm′sey

,
Noun.
[OE.
malvesie
, F.
malvoisie
, It.
malvasia
,
malavagia
, fr.
Malvasia
, or Napoli di
Malvasia
, in the Morea.]
A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Malmsey

MALM'SEY

,
Noun.
[L. vinum arvisium.] The name of a species of grape, and also of a kind of wine.

Definition 2024

malmsey

malmsey

English

Noun

malmsey ‎(plural malmseys)

  1. A sweet, fortified wine made in Madeira, originally from the malvasia grape.

Etymology

Via Middle English from Middle Dutch malemeseye, via Old French from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία, from μόνος ‎(mónos) + ἔμβασις ‎(émbasis, “entering into”) (ἐν ‎(en) + βάσις ‎(básis)).

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