† musk almondn.
Scottish. Obsolete.
A kind of almond confection flavoured with musk.
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pinionade1329
butter of almonds?c1425
almond butter1502
almond comfit1569
sugar-almond1594
musk almond1675
praline1714
almond snow1723
almond1783
nougat1827
almond rock1841
burnt almond1850
pistachio candy1853
nougatine1868
noyau1899
gianduja1902
Montélimar1908
turron1918
1675 Stirling Common Good f. 92 Six pund musk almonds at 12s. per pund.
1822 J. Galt Sir Andrew Wylie I. iii. 31 The muscalmons were declared to be as big as doos' eggs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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