A strong alcoholic drink; spec. brandy or whisky. Cf. aqua vitae, n. 2.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > [noun] (85) water of life?c1450 A strong alcoholic drink; spec. brandy or whisky. Cf. aqua vitae, n. 2. burning watera1475 Causing a sensation like that of contact with fire. †burning water = ardent spirit (obsolete). watera1475 With distinguishing word or phrase: strong distilled alcoholic liquor; a type of this. Now archaic and historical except in firewater, n. 2, water of… aqua vitae1542 Any form in which ardent spirits have been drunk, as brandy, whisky, etc. spirit1559 A liquid obtained by distillation or containing volatile components extracted by distillation; an acid, fuel, solvent, alcoholic solution, etc… strong water1615 A strong alcoholic drink, an intoxicating spirit. Also in plural and singular as a mass noun. hot waters1616 In plural. Alcoholic spirits obtained by distillation; spirituous liquors. Now historical. spirituous liquor1659 Containing or impregnated with alcohol prepared by distillation; (of drink) containing distilled alcohol (cf. spirit, n. 23c), alcoholic. spirit1663 Usually in plural. Strong distilled alcoholic liquor used for drinking, such as brandy, whisky, gin, and rum; (as a count noun) any particular… fire1707 A quality or property of a strong alcoholic drink that rouses a person's temper or spirits or causes a sensation of heat when consumed. Hence: a… tape1725 slang. Spirituous liquor, esp. gin (white tape); red tape, brandy. Cf. ribbon, n. 4b. strunt1786 Spirituous liquor. hard stuff1789 (chiefly with the) (a) U.S. slang hard cash, esp. coins; (b) colloquial (strong) alcoholic drink, esp. spirits. firewater1799 Strong alcoholic drink, esp. whisky or some other distilled spirit. fool's water1815 strong alcoholic drink, esp. whisky or some other distilled spirit; = firewater, n. 2; cf. fool water n. at compounds 3. fool water1837 strong alcoholic drink, esp. whisky or some other distilled spirit; = firewater, n. 2; cf. fool's water n. at compounds 4b. spirituous liquor1842 Liquid for drinking; beverage, drink. Now almost exclusively spec., a drink produced by fermentation or distillation. spirituous liquor, liquor… timber-doodle1842 (a) U.S. local, the American woodcock, Philohela minor (Cent. Dict. 1891); (b) slang spirituous liquor. lightning1858 Chiefly U.S. slang. Gin, whisky, or any other strong alcoholic spirit, esp. of low quality or illicitly distilled. Cf. chain lightning n., thunder and… Subcategories:— a drink of (13) — quality of (2) — lack of flavour in (1) — small quantity of (5) — specific quantity of (13) — illicit spirits (12) — neat spirits (3) — proof-spirits (1) — over-proof spirit (1) — first spirit of distillation (2) — made from drips or dregs (2) — spirit added to drink (2) — spirits and water (8) — sugar and spirits (1) |
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