单词 | bitter lemon |
释义 | > as lemmasbitter lemon 6. Abbreviation of lemonade n., lemon-juice n.; also bitter lemon, a mineral drink. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > fruit juice or squash > [noun] > juice with sugar and water imperial water1535 lemonadoc1640 lemonade1664 orangeade1672 Barbados-water1700 imperial drink1767 imperial1772 beverage1796 lemon cordial1836 citronade1840 king's cup1843 ade1861 lemon1885 limeade1892 citron pressé1916 bellywash1959 nimbu pani1961 the world > food and drink > drink > aerated or carbonated drink > [noun] > fruit-flavoured lemonade1664 orangeade1672 raspberryade1846 cherryade1892 bitter lemon1962 1885 List of Subscribers Exchange Syst. (United Telephone Co.) (ed. 6) p. xv. Kindly send us..one gross of seltzer, one gross of soda, one gross of lemon, and half that quantity of splits. 1898 J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 228 ‘Oh! a lemon an' dash'll do me,’ she says... So I calls fer two lemons, wiv a dash o' bitter. 1956 R. Postgate in C. Ray Compl. Imbiber I. 182 ‘Port 'n lemon’, which was an evidence of feminine folly some years ago, was I suppose a sort of proletarian equivalent of pink champagne. 1962 Guardian 27 Aug. 3/1 His sister..drinks nothing but orange juice or bitter lemon. 1965 I. Fleming Man with Golden Gun viii. 110 Mr Hendriks..nursed a Schweppes Bitter Lemon. < as lemmas |
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