brandy snifter
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brandy snifter — noun a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy • Syn: ↑snifter, ↑brandy glass • Hypernyms: ↑glass, ↑drinking glass * * * snifter (def. 1) … Useful english dictionary
Brandy — This article is about the spirit. For other uses, see Brandy (disambiguation). Cognac brandy in a typical brandy snifter Brandy (from brandywine, derived from Dutch brandewijn burnt wine )[1] is a s … Wikipedia
brandy glass — noun a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy • Syn: ↑snifter, ↑brandy snifter • Hypernyms: ↑glass, ↑drinking glass * * * brandy glass noun A short stemmed drinking glass with a globular bowl • • • … Useful english dictionary
snifter — 1844, a drink of liquor, earlier a sniff, from an obsolete verb meaning to sniff, snivel (mid 14c.), of imitative origin. Meaning large bulbous stemmed glass for drinking brandy is from 1937. The association of drinking liquor with words for… … Etymology dictionary
snifter — ► NOUN informal 1) a small quantity of an alcoholic drink. 2) chiefly N. Amer. a balloon glass for brandy. ORIGIN imitative … English terms dictionary
snifter — [snif′tər] n. [< snift, var. of SNIFF ] ☆ 1. a footed goblet that tapers to a small opening to concentrate the aroma, as of brandy ☆ 2. Slang a small drink of liquor … English World dictionary
brandy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ double, large ▪ single, small ▪ stiff, strong ▪ a stiff brandy and soda(= containing a lot of brandy and not much soda) … Collocations dictionary
snifter — [[t]snɪ̱ftə(r)[/t]] snifters 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A snifter is a small amount of an alcoholic drink. [BRIT, INFORMAL] 2) N COUNT A snifter is a bowl shaped glass used for drinking brandy. [AM] … English dictionary
snifter — UK [ˈsnɪftə(r)] / US [ˈsnɪftər] noun [countable] Word forms snifter : singular snifter plural snifters 1) British informal old fashioned a small amount of an alcoholic drink 2) American a glass shaped like a bowl used for drinking brandy … English dictionary
Snifter — ). The large surface area helps evaporate the brandy into aroma, while the narrow opening helps to trap the aroma of the drink in the glass. The glass is usually able to hold between 180 240 ml (6 8 oz) but one should pour only 60 90 ml (2 3 oz)… … Wikipedia
