‖ moscarˈdino Obs.
Pl. -ini.
[It., ‘a kinde of Muske-comfets’ (Florio 1611), f. med.L. moschus musk n.]
A sweetmeat flavoured with musk.
| 1599 B. Jonson Cynthia's Rev. v. iv, Give mee my confects, my moscardini. |
‖ moscarˈdino Obs.
Pl. -ini.
[It., ‘a kinde of Muske-comfets’ (Florio 1611), f. med.L. moschus musk n.]
A sweetmeat flavoured with musk.
| 1599 B. Jonson Cynthia's Rev. v. iv, Give mee my confects, my moscardini. |
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