Moselle

noun Mo·selle \mō-ˈzel\

Definition of MOSELLE

: a white wine from the Moselle valley

German Moselwein, from Mosel Moselle, river in Germany + German Wein wine

First Known Use: 1681

geographical name Mo·selle \mō-ˈzel\

river ab 340 miles (545 kilometers) E France & W Germany flowing from Vosges Mountains into the Rhine at Koblenz

Mo·selle or G Mo·sel \ˈmō-zəl\

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