Madeira definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MADEIRA, n. A rich wine made on the isle of Madeira. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn: Madeira, Madeira River] 2: an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands 3: an amber dessert wine from the Madeira ...
Madeira nut definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Madeira Ma*dei"ra, n. [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was ... See Matter.] A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira. A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg. --Shak. Madeira nut (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the ...
Madeira sponge definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine [syn: Madeira cake, Madeira sponge]
Madeira cake definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine [syn: Madeira cake, Madeira sponge]
Madeira River definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn: Madeira, Madeira River] Britannica Concise River, W Brazil. A major tributary of ...
Madeira Islands definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal [syn: Madeira Islands, Madeiras]
... walnut (Juglans regia); -- called also nucin. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Madeira Ma*dei"ra, n. [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was ... See Matter.] A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira. A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg. --Shak. Madeira nut (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the Juglans ...
... Merriam Webster's geographical name city & port Portugal capital of Madeira Islands population 126,021 Britannica Concise City (pop., 1991: 126,000) and capital of the autonomous region of Madeira, Portugal. Lying on the S coast of Madeira island in the N. Atlantic, it is the center of industry, commerce, and communications for Madeira. It was founded in 1421 by the Portuguese navigator Joã ...
... of wine. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: sweet Madeira wine Merriam Webster's noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle ... wine was produced Date: 15th century the sweetest variety of Madeira wine Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a strong sweet wine orig. from Greece, now chiefly from Madeira. Etymology: ME f. MDu., MLG malmesie, -eye, f. Monemvasia in ...
... of Bengal, and trees of the genera Soymida and Chukrassia), Madeira mahogany (Persea Indica), Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch ... mahogany, to dine with him. [Slang] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Madeira wood Madeira wood (Bot.) (a) The mahogany tree (Swietenia Mahogoni). (b) A ...
... sq km water: 440 sq km note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands Area - comparative total: 1,214 km border countries: Spain ... 1910; now a republic capital Lisbon area (not including Azores & Madeira) 35,383 square miles (91,642 square kilometers), population 10 ...
... of Bengal, and trees of the genera Soymida and Chukrassia), Madeira mahogany (Persea Indica), Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch ... of the trees Persea Indica and P. Canariensis, natives of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Canary vine. See Canary bird flower ...