Definitions for: Madeira

[n] amber-colored dessert wine from Madeira
[n] a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River

Webster (1913) Definition: Ma*dei"ra, n. [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly,
wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was so called
because well wooded. 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 regia.

Synonyms: Madeira River

See Also: Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, fortified wine, malmsey, river

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