sherry+wine

  • 51Wine cocktail — A wine cocktail is a mixed drink, similar to a true cocktail. It is made predominantly with wine (including Champagne and Prosecco), into which distilled alcohol or other drink mixer is combined. The distinction between a wine cocktail and a… …

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  • 52wine — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ red, white ▪ fizzy (BrE), sparkling ▪ dry ▪ sweet ▪ light …

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  • 53sherry — [[t]ʃe̱ri[/t]] sherries N MASS Sherry is a type of strong wine that is made in south western Spain. It is usually drunk before a meal. I poured us a glass of sherry. ...some of the world s finest sherries. N COUNT A glass of sherry can be… …

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  • 54sherry — [16] Various sorts of dryish or sweetened white wine known as sack (etymologically ‘dry wine’) were imported into England in the 16th and 17th centuries. Many came from Spain, and the sort made around Xerez (now Jerez) in southern Spain was… …

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  • 55sherry — [16] Various sorts of dryish or sweetened white wine known as sack (etymologically ‘dry wine’) were imported into England in the 16th and 17th centuries. Many came from Spain, and the sort made around Xerez (now Jerez) in southern Spain was… …

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  • 56wine — /waɪn / (say wuyn) noun 1. the fermented juice of the grape, in many varieties (red, white, sweet, dry, still, sparkling, etc.) used as a beverage and in cookery, religious rites, etc. 2. a particular variety of such fermented grape juice: port… …

  • 57Sherry Miller — Infobox actor name = Sherry Miller caption = birthname = birthdate = birthplace = deathdate = deathplace = restingplace = restingplacecoordinates = othername = occupation = yearsactive = spouse = partner = children = parents = influences =… …

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  • 58sherry — UK [ˈʃerɪ] / US noun Word forms sherry : singular sherry plural sherries a) [uncountable] a strong wine from southern Spain, often drunk before a meal b) [countable] a glass of sherry …

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  • 59sherry — n. (pl. ies) 1 a fortified wine orig. from S. Spain. 2 a glass of this. Phrases and idioms: sherry cobbler see COBBLER 2. sherry glass a small wineglass used for sherry. Etymology: earlier sherris f. Sp. (vino de) Xeres (now Jerez de la Frontera) …

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  • 60wine — 1. The fermented juice of the grape. SYN: vinous liquor. 2. A group of preparations consisting of a solution of one or more medicinal substances in w., usually white w. because of its comparative freedom from tannin. There are no official wines.… …

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