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ˌcherry-ˈbrandy
A liqueur of a dark red colour, made of brandy in which Morello or other cherries have been steeped for one or two months, sweetened with sugar. Also, a glass of this liqueur.
1686J. Dunton Lett. fr. New-Eng. (1867) 33 Preserv'd Damozins, Cherry-Brandy, and the like Knick-knacks. 1696J. Locke Let. 1 Sept. in Fox Bourne Life of Locke (1876) II. xv. 455 You had been bottling up kindness for your Joannes, which at last you have let run to the rejoicing of his heart more than if you had overflowed to him sack and sugar or cherry brandy. 1728Vanbr. & Cib. Prov. Husb. i. i. 31 Bottles of Cherry-Brandy. 1833Marryat P. Simple ix, To a pastry-cook's opposite, to eat cakes and tarts and drink cherry-brandy. 1951[see advocaat]. |