GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Madeira , 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.1913 Webster
A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg.
Shak.1913 WebsterMadeira nut (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the Juglans regia.
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