(n.) 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.
Example Sentences:
(1) Muscat has little doubt that the 28 heads of government and the commission will agree their Brexit deal by October next year, and indicates that talks on an EU-UK trade deal could even take place in parallel.
(2) Speaking in the European parliament last week, Muscat warned that “unless the essence of the Turkey deal is replicated in the central Mediterranean, Europe will face a major migration crisis”.
(3) Malta’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat, said survivors spoke of “haunting experiences”.
(4) Muscat said southern states need more help from across the EU in patrolling the Mediterranean.
(5) "It wasn't good, we've conceded three goals from set-pieces and you give yourself a mountain to climb when you do that away from home," Muscat said.
(6) It was the fifth time Boogard has received a straight red card, equalling the all-time league record of new Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat.
(7) The only good news for Muscat’s side was a welcome return to a well-behaved crowd.
(8) In 1989, at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, diabetes was recorded as the principal diagnosis for 2.6% of all discharges, and 6% of those in subjects aged 45 years and over.
(9) From start to finish, maybe apart from the first five minutes, it was a pretty lifeless performance,” Muscat said.
(10) We Brexited from the United Kingdom,” says the island’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat , laughing.
(11) Free and glycosidically bound terpenes of five Vitis vinifera grape cultivars (muscat of Alexandria, muscat of Frontignan, muscat of Hamburg, muscat Ottonel and Gewürztraminer) were investigated.
(12) Cameron's visit to Muscat comes weeks after an agreement to set up a defence partnership with the United Arab Emirates , potentially focused on the Typhoon jet, made by BAE Systems.
(13) Malta : “We need a solution but not at any cost,” the prime minister, Joseph Muscat, has said.
(14) US enters Yemen war, bombing Houthis who launched missiles at navy ship Read more Speaking to reporters in Switzerland, Kerry said a plane flew the Houthi delegation back to Yemen from the Omani capital, Muscat, and returned with people wounded in the strike, which hit a funeral hall .
(15) The tissue-specific distal promoter of the human skeletal alpha-actin gene (-1282 to -708) induces transcription in myogenic cells approximately 10-fold and, with the most proximal promoter domain (-153 to -87), it synergistically increases transcription 100-fold (Muscat and Kedes 1987).
(16) The Omani aircraft also flew home to Sana’a rebel negotiators who, because of the air blockade, had been stranded in Muscat since the collapse of UN-brokered peace talks in Kuwait in August.
(17) Malta braces for referendum over spring bird hunting Read more Joseph Muscat , Malta’s prime minister, said the public had given a last chance for hunters to practise their tradition.
(18) Muscat refuses to say how much the UK will be stung for but is clear the matter cannot be ducked or the bill waived as a parting gesture of goodwill.
(19) This, says Muscat, is because the experience of British rule was “largely positive”.
(20) Tehran's chief prosecutor, Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi, said bail had been paid to Iran's bank, the Melli in Muscat, Oman, but it was not immediately clear who paid it.
Wine
Definition:
(n.) The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment.
(n.) A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.
(n.) The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.
Example Sentences:
(1) Gallic wine sales in the UK have been tumbling for the past 20 years, but the news that France, once the largest exporter to these shores, has slipped behind Australia, the United States, Italy and now South Africa will have producers gnawing their knuckles in frustration.
(2) I haven't had to face anyone like the man who threatened to call the police when he decided his card had been cloned after sharing three bottles of wine with his wife, or the drunk woman who became violent and announced that she was a solicitor who was going to get this fucking place shut down – two customers Andrew had to deal with on the same night.
(3) At the bottom is a tiny harbour where cafe Itxas Etxea – bare brick walls and wraparound glass windows – is serving txakoli, the local white wine.
(4) The four members of the committee are all masters of wine, and the chairman is a retired diplomat, Sir David Wright.
(5) I went for a walk, had a locally made sandwich and sat in the dark drinking a glass of wine.
(6) Mann-Whitney U-tests showed that during the 7 years of highest wine consumption the highest rates for breast cancer occurred for females aged 30--59 years, but for women over 60 years of age the result was insignificant.
(7) His latest thinking includes introducing concierge desks to welcome shoppers and tapas bars in its wine departments.
(8) How can the CHOGM leaders condemn the dictatorship of Musharraf but happily wine and dine with Museveni?
(9) And on those occasions where I'm in the mood to take the wine pairing very seriously it's the vegetable dishes that require the most creative thought.
(10) Add the onion, cook for three minutes, stirring, until softened, then add the wine, sage, lemon peel, lemon juice and 150ml water.
(11) Determination of changes in lightness by photoelectric colorimetry provides an objective, quantitative means to evaluate the effects of laser treatment of port wine stains.
(12) The most common inhalant stupefacients were "Butapren" glue, trichlorethylene and "Roxy" fluid; wine and vodka were the alcohols used.
(13) The main cause of oesophageal cancer in western countries is consumption of alcoholic beverages, the degree of risk being much greater for certain spirits than for wine or beer.
(14) Per adult (greater than or equal to 15 years) consumption of beer, wine, spirits and absolute alcohol for a 14-year period (1971--1984) was related to female breast cancer morbidity rates in Western Australia.
(15) By abusing his power, he was engrossed in irregularities and corruption, had improper relations with several women and was wined and dined at back parlours of deluxe restaurants.
(16) If we managed to import a German royal family, why is it not possible for us to also import the German housing system – slowly, bit by bit, along with their Christmas trees and mulled wine?
(17) A solid-phase extraction method with a strong anion exchanger was used to determine these compounds in sweet wines and in grape musts.
(18) The college previously said mothers-to-be should not drink more than two units once or twice a week – a small glass of wine of 125ml is 1.5 units.
(19) In the UK, alcohol consumption has shifted substantially from moderate strength beer sold in pubs to strong lager, cider, wine and spirits sold by supermarkets for drinking at home.
(20) Duty on beer, wine and spirits will increase as planned from midnight Sunday • Tobacco duty will rise immediately by 1% above inflation this year, then 2% • Increase in fuel duty to be staged.