All the while he talked about the crucial dampness with which the Po, less than a quarter mile away, infuses the winds that blow into the musty, labyrinthine cellars where his meat cures.

Aily led them unerringly back through the smashed walls, through the musty cellars, and into some that looked as if they had recently been used for store-places.

There is a story of a king who dwelt in the dark and musty cellars of his magnificent palace.

Windows left open, leaking attics and musty cellars take their toll.

The guide, usually a member of the cooperative, leads guests into the cool, musty cellar - hewn into the cliffs a century ago - to the oak fermentation barrels where the wine ripens for about half a year.

The light from the fireplace began to fill the musty cellar, and Garion could feel a faint warmth on his face.

He raised the trapdoor, saw steep steps that led into musty cellar.

No help, that is, until she teaches herself to read, sitting alone in the cool, musty cellar churning butter.

"Mind the rat traps," he says as we descend into the musty cellar, lined with old black-and-white photographs.

Anyway he was tired of this awful dark, musty cellar.