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Muscat   /mˈəskæt/   Listen
Muscat

noun
(Written also muskat)
1.
Any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes.  Synonym: muskat.
2.
A port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman.  Synonyms: capital of Oman, Masqat.
3.
Wine from muscat grapes.  Synonyms: muscadel, muscadelle, muscatel.
4.
Sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine.  Synonyms: muscat grape, muscatel.



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"Muscat" Quotes from Famous Books



... a purre of Fortunes sir, or of Fortunes Cat, but not a Muscat, that ha's falne into the vncleane fish-pond of her displeasure, and as he sayes is muddied withall. Pray you sir, vse the Carpe as you may, for he lookes like a poore decayed, ingenious, foolish, rascally knaue. I doe pittie ...
— The First Folio [35 Plays] • William Shakespeare

... Tarascon hillocks are very tempting, perfumed with myrtle, lavender, and rosemary; and these fine muscat grapes, swollen with sweetness, which grow by the side of the Rhone, extremely appetising too—yes, but there is Tarascon behind, and in the little world of fur and feather Tarascon has an evil fame. The birds of passage themselves have marked it with ...
— The Bed-Book of Happiness • Harold Begbie

... temperament and full of amusing anecdotes, which kept the whole town alive. He gave us a share of his house, and what was more, made that house our homes. His generosity was boundless, and his influence so great, that he virtually commanded all societies here. Our old and faithful ally, the Imaum of Muscat, who, unfortunately for us, had but recently died, was so completely ruled by him, that he listened to and obeyed him as a ...
— What Led To The Discovery of the Source Of The Nile • John Hanning Speke

... the great caravan from Damascus, and in the plain outside the city there sprang up a town of tents of every size, colour, and shape. A tribal war prevented me from carrying out my intention of journeying overland to Muscat, so I determined to proceed to Meccah with the Damascus caravan. Accordingly, on August 31 I bade farewell to my friends at El Medinah, and hastened after the caravan, which was proceeding to Meccah along the Darb el Sharki, or eastern road. I had escaped all danger of detection at El ...
— The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19 - Travel and Adventure • Various



Words linked to "Muscat" :   Vitis vinifera, Oman, port, fortified wine, vinifera, vinifera grape, national capital, Sultanate of Oman, common grape vine



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