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Noun: muscat  'mús,kat
  1. Sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine
    "The winemaker specialized in dessert wines made from muscat grapes";
    - muscatel, muscat grape
     
  2. Any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
    "muscat grapes are often used to make dessert wines";
    - muskat
     
  3. Wine from muscat grapes
    "The muscat's sweet aroma filled the room as they opened the bottle";
    - muscatel, muscadel, muscadelle
Noun: Muscat  'mús,kat
  1. A port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman
    - Masqat, capital of Oman

Derived forms: Muscats, muscats

Type of: common grape vine, fortified wine, national capital, port, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera

Part of: Muscat and Oman [archaic], Oman, Sultanate of Oman

Encyclopedia: Muscat, Oman chronology