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BRANDY
brandy
(noun) distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Brandy
A female given name from English derived from brandy, an alcoholic liquor. Mostly seen in American usage during the 1970s and 1980s.
Etymology
Noun
brandy (countable and uncountable, plural brandies)
(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
(countable) Any variety of brandy.
(countable) A glass of brandy.
Verb
brandy (third-person singular simple present brandies, present participle brandying, simple past and past participle brandied)
(transitive) To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy.
Source: Wiktionary
Bran"dy, n.; pl. Brandies. Etym: [From older brandywine, brandwine, fr. D. brandewijn, fr. p. p. of branden to burn, distill + wijn wine, akin to G. branntwein. See Brand.]
Definition: A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain. Brandy fruit, fruit preserved in brandy and sugar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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