- Muscovy
- Muscovy [mus′kə vē]1. former grand duchy, surrounding and including Moscow, that expanded into the Russian Empire under Ivan IV (16th cent.)2. former name for RUSSIA
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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Muscovy — from Fr. Moscovie, from Mod.L. Moscovia, old name of Russia, from Rus. Moskova (Principality of) Moscow. In Muscovy duck (1650s) and certain other uses it is a corruption of MUSK (Cf. musk). Related: Muscovite … Etymology dictionary
Muscovy — /mus keuh vee/, n. 1. Also called Grand Duchy of Muscovy. a principality founded c1271 and centered on the ancient city of Moscow. Its rulers gradually gained control over the neighboring Great Russian principalities and established the Russian… … Universalium
Muscovy — Mus•co•vy [[t]ˈmʌs kə vi[/t]] n. 1) geg Also called Grand Duchy of Muscovy a principality founded c1271 and centered on Moscow: gained control over the neighboring Great Russian principalities and established the Russian Empire under the czars.… … From formal English to slang
Muscovy — n. archaic Russia. Phrases and idioms: Muscovy duck a tropical American duck, Cairina moschata, having a small crest and red markings on its head. Etymology: obs. F Muscovie f. mod.L Moscovia f. Russ. Moskva Moscow … Useful english dictionary
Muscovy Duck — Male (left) and female (right) in Texas, USA. Conservation status … Wikipedia
Muscovy (disambiguation) — Muscovy (also Moscovia, Moscovie, Moskovia; in Russian: Московия) is a historical European term for the Principality of Moscow and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It may also refer to one of the following: An inaccurate name for the Grand Duchy of… … Wikipedia
Muscovy glass — Mus co*vy glass [From Muscovy, the old name of Russia: cf. F. verre de Moscovie.] Mica; muscovite. See {Mica}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muscovy duck — n. [altered (by assoc. with MUSCOVY) < MUSK DUCK] a large, domesticated, Neotropical duck (Cairina moschata) with dark plumage, blue eyes, and white wing patches … English World dictionary
Muscovy duck — Mus co*vy duck [A corruption of musk duck.] (Zo[ o]l.) A duck ({Cairina moschata}), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also {musk duck}. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muscovy Company — Ivan IV of Russia Shows His Treasury to Jerome Horsey (Alexander Litovchenko, 1875) The Muscovy Company (also called the Russian Company or the Muscovy Trading Company, Russian: Московская компания, Moskovskaya kompaniya), was a trading company… … Wikipedia
