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Sherry - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Sherry : (noun)
1: dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern
Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk
as an aperitif
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Sherry : \Sher"ry\, n. [So called from Xeres, a Spanish town near
Cadiz, x in Spanish having been formerly pronounced like sh
in English.]
A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As
prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep
amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down.
Sherry cobbler, a beverage prepared with sherry wine,
water, lemon or orange, sugar, ice, etc., and usually
imbided through a straw or a glass tube.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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