| muscadelle | n. [ 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, n. [ 1913 Webster ] Quaffed off the muscadel. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Muscadel |