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Definition of Merlot

1. Noun. Black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux.

2. Noun. Dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California.

Definition of Merlot

1. Noun. A black variety of grape, originally from the Bordeaux region of France ¹

2. Noun. A dry red wine made from this grape ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Merlot

1. a dry red wine [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Merlot

merks merl merlady merland merle merled merles merlin merling merlings

merlinoite merlins merlion merlon merlons merlot (current term) merlots merls merlucciid merlucciids

merluce merm mermaid mermaid's purse mermaid deformity mermaid syndrome mermaiden mermaidens mermaidlike mermaids

Literary usage of Merlot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pamphlets on Enology (1892)
"merlot, from JT Doyle, Cupertino. A sample for must analysis arrived October ... merlot, from Paso Robles. A sample for must analysis and for color and i. ..."

2. Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and Antiquities of by Sussex Archaeological Society (1898)
"19th March 1657—cites actions now pending between aforesaid Thomas merlot and Elizabeth merlot—if Thomas Morlot shall keep the award of John Middleton of ..."

3. A Survey of Digital Library Aggregation Services, 2003 by Martha L Brogan (2005)
"Each disciplinary community can tailor the merlot Evaluation Criteria and ... Overall, merlot has three broad Evaluation Criteria, each of which is further ..."

4. A Treatise on the Origin, Nature, and Varieties of Wine: Being a Complete by John Louis William Thudichum, August Dupré (1872)
"The varieties of grapes met with in this district are the Noir de Pressac, the merlot, and the Bouchet, or Cabernet. We know the merlot to be one of the ..."

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