单词 | champagny |
释义 | > as lemmaschamˈpagny chamˈpagny adj. reminiscent or evocative of champagne; bright, lively.In its period of greatest frequency (the 19th cent.), champagny was mainly used to refer to things figuratively likened to champagne. In later, rarer use usually with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > French wines > [adjective] > resembling champagne champagne-ish1833 champagny1848 1848 North Amer. & U.S. Gaz. (Philadelphia) 8 Apr. The City Item—champagney in its briskness and hockish in its sparkle—for to-day, is just such a paper as one would love to read in the cool of the evening. 1882 Macmillan's Mag. 46 67 That peculiar champagney feel of mountain air. 1993 Wine May (Champagne Suppl.) 7/1 Autolysis, which contributes to the wine's ‘champagny’ character. < as lemmas |
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