Vermouth
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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 any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks wordnet
- 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."
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More examples"Her daughter has been favoring her husband over her, so Leila has taken the opportunity to spend time with her other babies, gin and vermouth."
Etymology
From French vermout, vermouth, from German Wermut (“wormwood”). Doublet of wormwood.
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