Meursault
Noun
Meaning
Meursault (countable and uncountable, plural Meursaults)
A wine produced in the commune of Meursault in Côte de Beaune of Burgundy, France.
Examples
Although the chaplain persists in trying to lead Meursault from his atheism (or, perhaps more precisely, his apatheism ), Meursault finally accosts him in a rage.
As Meursault nears the time for his execution, he feels a kinship with his mother, thinking she, too, embraced a meaningless universe.
Characters Meursault is a French Algerian who learns of his mother's death by telegram.
He pushes Meursault to tell the truth, but the man resists.
In the Meursault region, the premier cru vineyards planted at Meursault-Charmes have topsoil almost convert above limestone and the resulting wines are very rich and rounded.
It is a fatal shot, but Meursault shoots the man four more times.