Merlot
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Mer·lot
or mer·lot (mər-lō′, mĕr-)n.
1. A variety of grape originally grown in the Bordeaux region of France that is used to make red wine.
2. A dry red wine made from this grape.
[French, young blackbird, Merlot, diminutive of merle, blackbird (probably from the color of the grape), from Old French; see merle1.]
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Merlot
(ˈmɜːləʊ)n (sometimes not capital)
1. (Plants) a black grape grown in France and now throughout the wine-producing world, used, often in a blend, for making wine
2. (Brewing) any of various wines made from this grape
[from French merlot, literally: young blackbird, diminutive of merle merle1, probably alluding to the colour of the grape]
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Mer•lot
(ˈmɜr loʊ, mɛrˈloʊ)n. (often l.c.)
1. a dark blue grape used in winemaking, esp. in Bordeaux and California.
2. a red wine made from this grape.
[< French]
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| Noun | 1. |  Merlot - black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeauxcommon grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes |
| 2. | Merlot - dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California red wine - wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes |
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