Muscat

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Muscat \Mus"cat\, n. [F. See {Muscadel}.] (Bot.)
     A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes,
     differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat
     musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape
     of a pale amber color. [Written also {muskat}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  muscat
       n 1: any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet
            white grapes [syn: {muskat}]
       2: a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of
          Oman [syn: {Masqat}, {capital of Oman}]
       3: wine from muscat grapes [syn: {muscatel}, {muscadel}, {muscadelle}]
       4: sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine [syn: {muscatel},
           {muscat grape}]