Sektn.
/zɛkt/ A German sparkling white wine or champagne.
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Sekt1920
1920 G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-bk. vi. 84 The ‘Cabinet Sekt’..was ‘a very German’ champagne.
1924 Glasgow Herald 6 Oct. 8 ‘Sect’, or German champagne is to be drunk only from French-fashioned flutes or tall glasses.
1951 R. Postgate Plain Man's Guide to Wine v. 96 A horrible German imitation [of champagne] called Sekt.
1962 P. Purser Peregrination 22 xvi. 72 Do you remember the time in Berlin you were so sick after drinking too much sekt?
1971 ‘M. Sinclair’ Sonntag xxii. 129 The bottle of Sekt in front of them was good though.
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