Etymology dictionary. 2014.
malmsey — ► NOUN ▪ a sweet fortified Madeira wine. ORIGIN from Monemvasia, a port in Greece; malmsey was formerly a strong, sweet white wine imported from Greece … English terms dictionary
Malmsey — Malm sey, n. [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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malmsey — (engl., spr. mámsĭ), s. Malvasier … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Malmsey — (engl., spr. mahmsĭ), Wein, s. Malvasier … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Malmsey — [ mɑːmzɪ; englisch, nach der Traubensorte Malvasier], Weinbereitung: Typ des Madeira. … Universal-Lexikon
malmsey — [mäm′zē] n. [ME malmesey < ML malmasia < Malmasia < Gr Monembasia, Monemvasia, or Malvasia, small town on the coast of Laconia, Greece, formerly noted for exporting wine] 1. the darkest and sweetest type of Madeira 2. the white grape… … English World dictionary
Malmsey — Fast lesereife Malvasier Trauben Malvasia delle Lipari von Salina Malvasia sind in südlichen Ländern sehr verbreitete verschiedene rote und weiße Rebsorten, vor allem aus … Deutsch Wikipedia
malmsey — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English malmesey, from Medieval Latin Malmasia Monemvasia, village in Greece where a sweet wine was produced Date: 15th century the sweetest variety of Madeira wine … New Collegiate Dictionary
malmsey — /mahm zee/, n. a strong, sweet wine with a strong flavor, originally made in Greece but now made mainly in Madeira. [1325 75; ME malmesye < MLG Monemvasia Greek town where it was originally produced] * * * … Universalium
malmsey — noun A sweet, fortified wine made in Madeira, originally from the malvasia grape … Wiktionary
