Vermouth

//vəˈmuːθ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks. countable, uncountable

    "He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam."

  2. 2
    any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks wordnet
  3. 3
    A serving of vermouth. countable, uncountable

    "As we sat over our vermuths he glorified the Company’s business, and by-and-by I expressed casually my surprise at him not going out there."

Etymology

From French vermout, vermouth, from German Wermut (“wormwood”). Doublet of wormwood.

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