Lillet
(ˈliːleɪ)
Also Kina Lillet.
The proprietary name of a French aperitif; also, a glass of this wine.
| 1930 H. Craddock Savoy Cocktail Bk. 41 Campden Cocktail, ½ Dry Gin. 1/4 Cointreau. 1/4 Kina Lillet. 1951 R. Postgate Plain Man's Guide to Wine iii. 59 St. Raphael is slightly sweeter, Byrrh and Lillet slightly sharper. 1960 New Yorker 29 Oct. 51/2 Sipping a Lillet-and-gin. 1972 N. Freeling Long Silence I. 59 Now—Campari, Lillet, Chambéry? 1973 Vogue Jan. 85/2 A twist of orange with Lillet. |