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Definition of Moselle
1. Noun. German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere.
Definition of Moselle
1. n. A light wine, usually white, produced in the vicinity of the river Moselle.
Definition of Moselle
1. Proper noun. A river flowing from France into the Rhine ¹
2. Proper noun. One of the départements of Lorraine, France ¹
3. Noun. A light white wine, made from Riesling grapes originating in the valley of this river ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moselle
Literary usage of Moselle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rhine from Rotterdam to Constance: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1906)
"The steamboat-pier at Coblenz lies between the bridges over the moselle ...
The *Valley of the moselle is not unworthy of comparison with that of the Rhine. ..."
2. A Handbook of Northern France by William Morris Davis (1918)
"The segment of the fifth upland belt, set off as above noted from the main body
by the valley of the Meurthe-moselle, is widest at the southern end, ..."
3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1909)
"... orders were issued for a general retirement behind the moselle — undoubtedly
the wisest course in the circumstances. But the stability of the Empire was ..."
4. Potter's American Monthly (1881)
"KOCHEM, ON THE moselle. WE are gliding down the moselle lo its junction with the
Rhine. The spot where a tributary flows into the main river is always ..."
5. A History of the Reign of Queen Anne by John Hill Burton (1880)
"PROJECT OF ENTERING FRANCE BY THE moselle — ITS ABANDONMENT — THE SECRET MARCH TO
... Hence he marched across the hill- country to the moselle, a few miles ..."
6. A History of the Reign of Queen Anne by John Hill Burton (1880)
"PROJECT OF ENTERING FRANCE BY THE moselle — ITS ABANDONMENT— THE SECRET MARCH TO
... Hence he marched across the hill- country to the moselle, a few miles ..."
7. Geographical Essays by William Morris Davis (1909)
"XXII THE SEINE, THE MEUSE, AND THE moselle The Three Rivers. The narrow basin of
the Meuse lies between the widespreading branches of the Seine on the west ..."
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