Definition of Muscet
Muscat (20), capital of Oman, in Eastern Arabia, on the Gulf of
Oman; is an ill-built, unhealthy city, but does an important transit
trade between Arabia, Persia, India, and East Africa; it was in
Portuguese possession from 1508 to 1658, but has been independent since.
- Wikipedia
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.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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