malvoisie Obs. exc. arch.
(ˈmælvɔɪzɪ)
Forms: 4 malvesin, mauvesyn, 4–6 malvesye, 4–7 -vesie, 5 -veisyn, mal(e)vesyn, malveseye, -vaset, 5–6 -vasy, -vesey, 6 -vesy, -ie, -vase, -vese, -veseie, -vesyne, -weysy, Sc. mavasy, mawissie, mavasie, 7 malvasie, -ey, -vesie, 9 malvoisie.
[a. OF. malvesie, ad. It. malvasia: see malmsey. The forms with final n seem to represent an adj. formation in OFr.: cf. med.L. vinum malvasinum. The 19th c. form malvoisie is that of mod.Fr.]
1. = malmsey 1.
| 1379–80 Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 389 In uno pipe de Malvesin. c 1386 Chaucer Shipman's T. 70 With hym broghte he a Iubbe of Maluesye And eek another, ful of fyn vernage. a 1440 Sir Degrev. 1415 And evere sche drow hom the wyn, Bothe the Roche and the Reyn, And the good Malvesyn. 1500–20 Dunbar Poems xl. 14 All wyne to test scho wald disdane Bot mavasy [v.rr. mawissie, mavasie], she bad nane vder. 1508 Extracts Aberd. Reg. (1844) I. Pref. 21, ½ galloune of Maluasy, price iiiis. viiid. 1584 Cogan Haven Health (1636) 310 You shall take Rose water, white Rosevineger, Strong white Wine or Malvasie, of each like much; &c. 1828 Scott F.M. Perth viii, I hope you have no more grave errand than to try if the malvoisie holds its flavour. 1861 D. Greenwell Poems 24 Flowing of the Malvoisie And largesse clinking loud. |
2. = malmsey 2.
| 1517 R. Torkington Pilgr. (1884) 20 Ther groweth the Voyne that ys callyd Malweysy and muskedell. 1883 Stevenson Silverado Sq. (1886) 21 He had broken ground up here with his black malvoisies. |