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v. i. or auxiliary (mŬst)

[OE. moste, a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. mot, moot, AS. mōste, pret. mōt, pres.; akin to D. moetan to be obliged, OS. mōtan to be free, to be obliged, OHG. muozan, G. müssen to be obliged, Sw. måste must, Goth. gamōtan to have place, have room, to able; of unknown origin.]

1. To be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws.

2. To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane.

Likewise must the deacons be grave.
1 Tim. iii. 8.

Morover, he [a bishop] must have a good report of them which are without.
1 Tim. iii. 7.

Note: The principal verb, if easily supplied by the mind, was formerly often omitted when must was used; as, I must away. «I must to Coventry.» Shak.

Must
n.

[AS. must, fr. L. mustum (sc. vinum), from mustus young, new, fresh. Cf. Mustard.]

1. The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation. «These men ben full of mustWyclif (Acts ii. 13.).

No fermenting must fills . . . the deep vats.
Longfellow.

2. [Cf. Musty.]
Mustiness.

Must
v. t. & i.

To make musty; to become musty.


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The freshly pressed juice of grapes or other fruit before fermentation occurs. Must can include pulp, skins and seeds.

 
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verb

    To be required or compelled to do: need. Idioms: have got to, have to, must needs. See necessary/unnecessary.

noun

  1. An act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion: burden1, charge, commitment, duty, imperative, need, obligation, responsibility. See obligation.
  2. Something indispensable: condition, essential, necessity, need, precondition, prerequisite, requirement, requisite, sine qua non. See necessary/unnecessary.

 
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n

Definition: necessity
Antonyms: option


 

The juice of freshly crushed grapes that will be fermented into wine. Must can include pulp, skins, and seeds. See also must weight.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To be obliged. Have to.

pronunciation Life must be lived as play. — Plato (c.427-347 BC), Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle.

 
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Grapes being pressed to create must.

Must (from the Latin vinum mustum, “young wine”) is freshly pressed fruit juice (usually grape juice) that contains the skins, seeds, and stems of the fruit. The solid portion of the must is called pomace; it typically makes up 7%–23% of the total weight of the must. Making must is the first step in wine-making. Must is also used as a sweetener in a variety of cuisines.

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Winemaking

The length of time that the pomace stays in the juice is critical for the final character of the wine. When the winemaker judges the time to be right, the juice is drained off the pomace which is then pressed to extract the juice retained by the matrix. Yeast is added to the juice to begin the fermentation, while the pomace is often returned to the vineyard or orchard to be used as fertilizer. A portion of selected unfermented must may be kept as Süssreserve, in order to be added prior to bottling as a sweetening component. Some winemakers create a second batch of wine from the used pomace by adding a quantity of water equivalent to the juice removed, letting the mixture sit for 24 hours, and draining off the liquid. This wine may be used as a drink for the employees of the winemaker or as a basis for pomace brandies like grappa.

In cookery

Must was commonly used as a cooking ingredient in ancient Rome. It was boiled down in lead or bronze kettles into a milder concentrate called defrutum or a stronger concentrate called sapa. It was often used as a souring agent and preservative, especially in fruit dishes. Geochemist Jerome Nriagu published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1983 hypothesizing that defrutum and sapa may have contained enough lead acetate to be of danger to those who consumed it regularly. Reduced must is used in Balkan and Middle Eastern cookery, either as a syrup known as pekmez or dibs or as the basis for confections where it is thickened with flour: moustalevria, soutzoukos, churchkhela.

For mead production

This term is also used by meadmakers for the unfermented honey-water mixture that becomes mead. The analogous term in beer brewing is wort.

In Christian liturgy

In Roman Catholic liturgy, must may be substituted for sacramental wine, on condition that the ordinary has granted permission for the benefit of a priest or lay person who should not, usually because of alcoholism, ingest wine; but in normal circumstances it may not be used in place of wine.[1]

This teaching goes back at least to Pope Julius I (337–352), who is quoted in Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica as having declared that in case of necessity, but only then, juice pressed from a grape could be used. Aquinas himself declared that it is forbidden to offer fresh must in the chalice, because this is unbecoming owing to the impurity of the must; but he added that in case of necessity it may be done.[2]

See also

References

Further reading

  • Baldy, Marian W. The University Wine Course: A Wine Appreciation Text & Self Tutorial, 2nd Edition. San Francisco, Calif.: The Wine Appreciation Guild, 1995. ISBN 0-932664-69-5.
  • Gozzini Giacosa, Ilaria. A Taste of Ancient Rome. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994. ISBN 0-226-29032-8.
  • Herbst, Ron, and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Wine Lover's Companion. Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron's, 1995. ISBN 0-8120-1479-0.
  • Nriagu, Jerome O. "Saturnine Gout Among Roman Aristocrats: Did Lead Poisoning Contribute to the Fall of the Empire?" New England Journal of Medicine 11, no. 308 (17 March 1983): 660–3.
  • Whittaker, John. Winemaking Made Easy. Edmonton: Lone Pine Publishing, 1993. ISBN 1-55105-030-7.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
aux. v. - hjælpeverbum, skal/skulle, må/måtte
v. intr. - være nødsaget el. forpligtet til at gå (arkaisk)
adj. - gal, rasende, vild (om elefant)
n. - nødvendighed, et 'must'

idioms:

  • If you must    hvis det er absolut nødvendigt
  • If you must know    hvis du endelig skal vide det

2.
n. - druemost

3.
n. - mug, skimmel

4.
n. - must

5.
n. - moskus (var. af musc)
v. tr. - pudre (håret) med moskus

Nederlands (Dutch)
moeten, beschimmelen, eerste vereiste, oudbakkenheid, schimmel, razend, druivensap vóór gisting

Français (French)
1.
aux. v. - falloir, devoir, falloir absolument/vraiment (invitations, suggestions), devoir être (supposition, probabilité)
v. intr. - devoir, falloir, être obligé/forcé de
adj. - indispensable
n. - exigence absolue, must, quelque chose d'indispensable

idioms:

  • If you must    s'il faut vraiment, si c'est indispensable, si vous y tenez
  • If you must know    si tu tiens/si vous tenez vraiment à le savoir

2.
n. - moût (du vin)

3.
n. - humidité

4.
n. - (Zool) en rut

5.
n. - poudre de musc
v. tr. - poudrer (les cheveux) avec du musc

Deutsch (German)
1.
aux. v. - müssen
adj. - absolut notwendig, unerläßlich
n. - Muß, Notwendigkeit

idioms:

  • If you must    wenn es sein muß
  • If you must know    wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

2.
n. - Most, neuer Wein

3.
n. - Moder, Muffigkeit, Dumpfigkeit, Feuchtigkeit

4.
n. - Brunst, Wut

5.
n. - Moschus
v. - mit Moschus pudern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πρέπει, είναι (σχεδόν) βέβαιο, ασφαλώς
n. - γλεύκος, μούστος, απαραίτητη προϋπόθεση, (κάτι το) αναγκαίο ή επιβεβλημένο

idioms:

  • If you must    αν δεν γίνεται αλλιώς
  • If you must know    αν θες να ξέρεις

Italiano (Italian)
dovere, requisito, mosto

idioms:

  • If you must    se proprio devi
  • If you must know    se proprio vuoi saperlo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dever
n. - obrigação (f), mofo (m), mosto (m) (Enol.)

idioms:

  • If you must    Se você faz mesmo questão
  • If you must know    Se for preciso que você saiba

Русский (Russian)
необходимость, выражение долженствования

idioms:

  • If you must    если вам так надо
  • If you must know    если вам так уж необходимо знать

Español (Spanish)
1.
aux. v. - deber, tener que, haber de
v. intr. - ser obligado a
adj. - imperativo
n. - necesidad, cosa indispensable

idioms:

  • If you must    si es necesario, si no hay más remedio
  • If you must know    si es menester que lo sepa

2.
n. - mosto

3.
n. - moho, hongos de humedad

4.
n. - frenesí, excitación sexual de los animales en la época de apareamiento

5.
n. - almizcle
v. tr. - espolvorear el cabello con almizcle

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - måste
n. - druvsaft, unkenhet, galenskap

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 必须, 得, 必然要, 必定会, 一定是, 八成, 谅必, 一定要, 坚持要, 必须做的事, 一定要看的东西, 不可少的事物

idioms:

  • If you must    如果必须的话...
  • If you must know    如果你必须知道...

2. 葡萄汁, 果汁

3. 霉, 发霉

4. 必须做的事, 一定要看的东西, 不可少的事物

5. 必须做的事, 一定要看的东西, 不可少的事物

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 黴, 發黴

2.
n. - 必須做的事, 一定要看的東西, 不可少的事物

3.
n. - 必須做的事, 一定要看的東西, 不可少的事物

4.
aux. v. - 必須, 得, 必然要, 必定會, 一定是, 八成, 諒必, 一定要, 堅持要
v. intr. - 必須, 得, 必然要, 必定會, 一定是, 八成, 諒必, 一定要, 堅持要
n. - 必須做的事, 一定要看的東西, 不可少的事物

idioms:

  • If you must    如果必須的話...
  • If you must know    如果你必須知道...

5.
n. - 葡萄汁, 果汁

한국어 (Korean)
1.
aux. v. - ~해야 한다, 틀림없다
v. intr. - 해야 한다
adj. - 의무의
n. - 의무, 필요

2.
n. - 포도액

3.
n. - 곰팡이

4.
n. - 발정기

5.
n. - 사향가루
v. tr. - 가루로 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 絶対必要なもの, ぜひ見るべきもの
adj. - 絶対必要な, ぜひ見るべき
v.aux. - …しなければならない, …してはならない, …だったに違いない, 違いない, どうしても…したがる, 必ず…する

idioms:

  • you must be joking    冗談だろう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجب, يتوجب على (الاسم) واجب, لا بد منه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
aux. v. - ‮היה חייב, היה מוכרח, היה צריך‬
v. intr. - ‮היה חייב, היה מוכרח, היה צריך‬
adj. - ‮מוכרח, חייב‬
n. - ‮הכרח, דבר שיש לעשותו‬
n. - ‮תירוש, מיץ ענבים (לפני תסיסה)‬
n. - ‮רטיבות, לחות‬
n. - ‮מצב ההתרגשות של כמה חיות בעונת הייחום‬
n. - ‮אבקה מבושם המוסק‬
v. tr. - ‮פידר (את השיער) באבקת המוסק‬


 
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