Lexicographical Neighbors of Malvasian
Literary usage of Malvasian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Church History by Albert Henry Newman (1903)
"In 1529 he, in company with Amsdorf, drank malvasian wine so excessively as to
bring on a catarrh that came near proving fatal.1 The next year he attributed ..."
2. The Visions of England by Francis Turner Palgrave (1881)
"... Freights of the south; drugs potent o'er death from the basilisk won, Odorous
Phoenix-nest, and spice of a sunnier sun:— Butts of malvasian nectar, ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... (malvasian Wine ; Fr. vin de Malvoisie), a name originally bestowed on the
red and white wines of Napoli di Malvasia, ..."
4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... the manufacture ol marble tables, chimney-pieces, &c., which are largely
exported, and the finest malvasian or Malmsey wine is produced in the island. ..."
5. Chambers' Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1874)
"... the manufacture of marble tables, chimney-pieces, fee., which are largely
exported, and the finest malvasian or Malmsey wine is produced in the island. ..."
6. A Handbook for Travellers in Greece: Describing the Ionian Islands by John Murray (Firm) (1872)
"They are also noted for the manufacture of silk gloves and stockings. The best
growth of wine here is the famous malvasian or Malmsey, formerly cultivated ..."
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