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aqua-vitæ
‖ aqua-vitæ (ˌeɪkwəˈvaɪtiː) Also 5–7 aqua-vite, 7–8 aqua-vita. [L.; = water of life; cf. F. eau de vie, Ir. uisge bheatha, ‘usquebaugh.’] 1. A term of the alchemists applied to ardent spirits or unrectified alcohol; sometimes applied, in commerce, to ardent spirits of the first distillation.1471 Rip...
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aquavit
aquavit (ækwəˈviːt) Also akvavit (akvaˈviːt). [ad. Norw., Sw., Da. akvavit aqua-vitæ.] A colourless or yellowish alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes or other starch-containing plants; the ‘schnapps’ of Scandinavia.1890 T. Bennett Handbk. Travellers in Norway (ed. 26) 36 Those who suffer from ca...
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usquebaugh
usquebaugh (ˈʌskwɪbɔː) Forms: α. 6 vskebeaghe, 7 vsque-ba'he, vskebah (uskkiba), 7–9 usquebah (7 usquabah), 7 vsquebach; 7 vsque-, 7– usquebagh, 7 vsce-, usce-, uskabagh; 6 vscough-, 7– usquebaugh. β. 7 vsque-, usque-, husquo-, uskebath. γ. (Chiefly Sc.) 6 iskie-bae, 7 usquebay, 8–9 usquebae (8 usqu...
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water of life
water of life 1. fig. A drink which gives life or immortality to the drinker.1382 Wyclif Rev. xxii. 17 And he that wole, take freely the watir of lijf. 1688 Bunyan (title) The Water of Life, or a Discourse shewing the Richness and Glory of the Grace and Spirit of the Gospel. 1867 Kingsley Water of L...
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balsamum
‖ ˈbalsamum Obs. [a. L. balsamum, a. Gr. βάλσαµον the balsam-tree, and its resin (prob. f. Semitic: cf. Heb. besem, bāsām, ‘spice’; though the LXX never render this word by βάλσαµον, nor the Vulg. by balsamum, words which do not occur in these versions. Occas. used in OE. in the general sense of bal...
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brewing
brewing, vbl. n. (ˈbruːɪŋ) [f. brew v. + -ing1.] 1. a. The action, process, or occupation described under brew (various senses).1467 Bury Wills (1850) 46, I will that the seid Denys haue here esement in the bakhows in lawfull tyme for bruynge. 1562 J. Heywood Prov. & Epigr. (1867) 179 Great brewyng,...
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brandy
▪ I. brandy, n. (ˈbrændɪ) Also 7 brandwine, brandewine, brandy-wine, brandee. [The orig. form brandwine, brandewine is a. Du. brandewijn ‘burnt’ (i.e. distilled) wine. In familiar use abbreviated as brandy as early as 1657; but the fuller form was retained in official use (customs tariffs, acts of p...
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March
March, n.2 (mɑːtʃ) Forms: 3–4 Marz, 4 Mars, 3 Marrch, Mearch, 4–7 Marche, (6 Sc. Merche), 4– March. [Early ME. march, a. AF. marche (Gaimar), OF. march(e (Godefr. Compl.), a north-eastern var. of the more usual marz, mars (mod.F. mars):—L. Martium (nom. Martius sc. mēnsis, lit. month of Mars), whenc...
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dole
▪ I. dole, n.1 (dəʊl) Forms: 1 dál, 2–4 dal(e, 3 dol, 4–6 dool(e, 5 doylle, dooll, 6 Sc. daill, 6–7 doal(e, 3– dole. [OE. dál, a parallel form to dǽl which gives deal n.1 In senses 5–7, used as n. of action from deal v. See also dale2.] † 1. The state of being divided; division. Obs.c 1000 ælfric Ex...
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