Ma*dei"ra (?), n. [Pg., the Island
Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The
island was so called because well wooded. See Matter.] A
rich wine made on the Island of Madeira.
A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's
leg.
Shak.
Madeira nut (Bot.), the European
walnut; the nut of the Juglans regia.