Sloe
131sleiə- — Bluish. 1. O grade form *sloi(ə) . sloe, from Old English slāh, slā, sloe (< “bluish fruit”), from Germanic *slaihwōn. 2. Zero grade form *slī (contracted from *sliə ). a. Suffixed form *slī wo . lavender …
132gin — gin1 /jin/, n. 1. an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries. 2. an alcoholic liquor similar to this, made by redistilling spirits with flavoring agents, esp. juniper berries, orange peel, angelica root, etc. [1705 …
