Definition of "malmsey" [malm•sey]

• A sweet fortified wine originally made in Greece and now produced mainly in Madeira. Also called malvasia, malvoisie. (noun)

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• "Before leaving, the boats were loaded with casks of the local quaffer, which was usually a blend of several grapes: verdelho, sercial, bual, malvasia (also known as malmsey), and terrantez."
• "Of course she knows things that every ­English schoolboy used to know, like the Duke of ­Clarence — Edward's other brother — drowning in a barrel of malmsey."
• "Meghan - I can think of worse ways to go :- Drowned in a butt of malmsey, like Richard III's brother."