'Malmsey' definitions:

Definition of 'malmsey'

(from WordNet)
noun
Sweet Madeira wine

Definition of 'Malmsey'

From: GCIDE
  • Malmsey \Malm"sey\, n. [OE. malvesie, F. malvoisie, It. malvasia, malavagia, fr. Malvasia, or Napoli di Malvasia, in the Morea.] A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc. --Shak. [1913 Webster]