Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Malmsey Wine

is the wine of Malvasia, in Candia.

Thane spyces unsparyly thay spendyde thereaftyre,
Malvesye and muskadelle, thase mervelyous drynkes.

Morte d'Arthure.,

(See Drowned In A Butt Of ...).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Malt
Malmesbury Monastery
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