honey dripping from the comb, virgin honey; (also) nectar; sweet wine; a drop of any of these; also used as the type of something very sweet, esp…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [noun] > sweet wine (10) honey-teareOE honey dripping from the comb, virgin honey; (also) nectar; sweet wine; a drop of any of these; also used as the type of something very sweet, esp… sweet winec1386 wine having a sweet taste (as distinguished from dry wine); wine in the manufacture of which ‘sweets’ or syrup is added. bastard?c1425 A sweet Spanish wine, resembling muscatel in flavour. Also more generally: any sweetened wine. Cf. sense B. 5. Now rare (historical after the 17th… dulce1601 A type of naturally sweet wine, made in ancient Gaul. Obsolete. rare. brown bastard1609 a sweet wine (see bastard, n. 3). dulce1849 In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: sweet wine; (also) fortified must used for sweetening. vino dolce1902 With various adjectives designating the quality, origin, etc., of a wine: vino blanco, vino dolce, vino dulce, vino fino, vino locale, vino rosso… vino dulce1911 With various adjectives designating the quality, origin, etc., of a wine: vino blanco, vino dolce, vino dulce, vino fino, vino locale, vino rosso… vin doux1958 a sweet aperitif wine. sticky1982 A sweet wine; a dessert wine. |
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