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‖ Parfait Amour|ˌpɑːfeɪt æˈmʊə(r)|
[Fr., lit. ‘perfect love’.]
A sweet, spiced liqueur.
1818T. Moore Fudge Fam. Paris 25 A neat glass of parfait-amour which one sips Just as if bottled velvet tipp'd over one's lips! 1862C. Schultz Manual for Manuf. Cordials &c. 183 Parfait Amour... 8 ounces of cedrat rinds. 4 do. lemon peels. ½ do. cloves. Ground; macerate for 24 hours with 3 gallons of alcohol, 95 per cent, and 3½ gallons of water..distil from off the water 3 gallons of flavored alcohol; add 30 lbs. of sugar dissolved in 51/8 gallons of water; color deep red, and filter. 1877[see orange bitters s.v. orange n.1 7 a]. 1950O. A. Mendelsohn Earnest Drinker xvii. 130 The bright purplish tint of such a liqueur as Parfait Amour is..as artificial an effect as possible. 1965House & Garden Dec. 90/3 Parfait Amour. Sweet and heavy taste and colouring. 1972N. Freeling Long Silence ii. 156 She..was being given a choice between crème de cacao, crème de banane and a mauve concoction known to Holland as Parfait Amour. |