单词 | gentian wine |
释义 | > as lemmasgentian wine gentian wine n. wine infused with gentian root, used esp. as a tonic or as an aid to digestion. ΚΠ 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Gentian-wine, Drank for a Whet before Dinner. 1699 B. Allen Nat. Hist. Chalybeat & Purging Waters 83 The incommode of the Season may be help'd, by a Glass of somewhat more Generous, after the Waters are run off, as Gentian Wine, or the like. 1885 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 June 1269/2 The child's condition gradually improved... Cod-liver oil and gentian wine were also prescribed. 2002 J. Wright Asthma & Bronchitis iii. 54 Many of the famous herbal tonics are still based on bitters and nearly every country has a national favourite. The French drink Gentian wine, Swedes export their bitters [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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