brandy-bottle, n.
(ˈbrændɪ-ˌbɒt(ə)l)
1. A bottle (for) containing brandy; also fig.
| 1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode i. i. (1684) 3 Go, you are an insignificant Brandy Bottle. 1765 Tucker Lt. of Nat. II. 179 Putting his mouth to the brandy bottle. |
2. Bot. A local name of the Yellow Water-lily (Nuphar luteum).
| 1846 J. W. Loudon Ladies' Comp. Flower-Gard. 201 The popular name is Brandy Bottle, from the flowers smelling like brandy. 1863 Prior Plant-n. 28 Brandy-bottle, from the shape of the seed-vessel, the yellow water-lily. |