Lilletn.
/ˈliːleɪ/ The proprietary name of a French aperitif; also, a glass of this wine.
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1930 H. Craddock Savoy Cocktail Bk. 41 Campden Cocktail, 1/ 2 Dry Gin. 1/ 4 Cointreau. 1/ 4 Kina Lillet.
1951 R. Postgate Plain Man's Guide to Wine iii. 59 St. Raphael is slightly sweeter, Byrrh and Lillet slightly sharper.
1960 New Yorker 29 Oct. 51/2 Sipping a Lillet-and-gin.
1972 N. Freeling Long Silence I. 59 Now—Campari, Lillet, Chambéry?
1973 Vogue Jan. 85/2 A twist of orange with Lillet.
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