单词 | spritz |
释义 | spritzn. 1. Originally U.S. a. An apparatus or device that squirts or sprays liquid.In earliest use short for spritz bottle n. at Compounds. ΚΠ 1849 C. Morfit Chem. & Pharmaceut. Manip. xxv. 357 The precipitate must be washed down from the sides of the filter by the force of the jet of water from the spritz. 1860 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 32 44 By means of a spritz it is then washed into a porcelain dish. 1999 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 5 June 29 Using a spritz (spray style bottle) is probably the easiest method [of applying self tan]. b. An act of squirting or spraying liquid in a short burst; (also) a short burst of liquid squirted or sprayed. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of squirting or issuing in a jet > [noun] > a jet > small squirt1626 spirtle1881 spritz1935 spritz1964 skoosh1992 1964 Amer. Scientist Mar. 122 The home owner, finding that one spritz ‘works’, will give 900 percent more for good measure. 1975 High Times Dec. 89/3 (advt.) This spray will make any room smell like a candy store... A one-second spritz will mask any odour. 2004 Short Easy Hairstyles Sept. 8/3 (caption) Finish with a spritz of styling spray. 2. Also with capital initial. Short for spritz cookie n. at Compounds. ΚΠ 1922 Galva (Illinois) News 5 Jan. 2/2 Swedish cookies, or spritz. 1964 O. W. Burt John Alden 122 There were large pewter trays of Dutch cookies—crunchy spritzes and spicy ginger cakes, apple bread and doughnuts. 1987 Christmas Treasury (Sunset Bks.) 7/1 You can create an array of fancy Christmas cookies... For Spritz—a holiday classic—you'll need a cookie press; just by changing the plates, you can make wreaths, trees, [etc.]. 2017 Albert Lea (Minnesota) Tribune (Nexis) 23 Dec. Volkman remembers her father baking other traditional Norwegian Christmas cookies, things like rosettes and spritz and fattigmand. 3. a. The quality in wine of being only slightly sparkling. Cf. spritzig n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of squirting or issuing in a jet > [noun] > a jet > small squirt1626 spirtle1881 spritz1935 spritz1964 skoosh1992 1935 H. R. Rudd Hocks & Moselles x. 125 Light wine..often..possesses that natural sparkle or spritz that is so attractive in the Moselle wines. 1955 H. J. Grossman Guide to Wines, Spirits & Beers (rev. ed.) vii. 94 Their spritz, or tingling sharpness, as though they were trying to be sparkling wines, and almost succeeding. 2003 Decanter Aug. 74/2 Just off-dry. Pear and mineral on the nose. Fairly lightweight with a little spritz. b. Also with capital initial. A drink consisting of (usually white) wine mixed with soda water or another carbonated drink; = spritzer n.2 Now usually: spec. a cocktail typically made with white wine (usually Prosecco), sparkling mineral water, and a bitter liqueur (such as Aperol, Campari, etc.); cf. Aperol spritz n. at Aperol n. Compounds.The cocktail is particularly associated with Venice, and is often served as an aperitif. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > drinks made with wine > [noun] > other wine drinks rambooze1656 barley wine1728 hock-cup1851 speedball1926 spritz1937 steam1941 spritzer1953 Sangria1961 vin blanc cassis1964 kir1966 1937 Amer. Foreign Service Jrnl. Jan. 58/1 It is not bad for ordinary table use, especially when drunk in the Austrian and Rumanian manner as ‘spritz’—half wine and half charged water in a tall glass. 1956 Chambers's Jrnl. July 412/1 It must be white Vippaco wine... In cold weather he drank this straight. In summer he called for a spritz—wine with soda. 1988 Washington Post 20 Mar. (Travel section) e8/4 The spritz is the mixture we know as white wine with seltzer, but a few drops of Campari or Aperol are added to give the drink a red or orange color. 2017 P. G. Jones Venetian Game (e-book, accessed 24 Aug. 2018) xv I took a coffee..at the Bar Palanca. It was barely eleven o'clock, but the regulars were ordering Spritzes. 4. Originally U.S. Usually with of. A small amount or quantity of something, esp. when this provides variety or zest. ΚΠ 1957 Vogue Oct. 140 (caption) Top button open on a spritz of pearls. 1994 New York 3 Jan. 65/1 The minimalist approach to cooking (a spritz of lemon, a dusting of herbs). 2014 Radio Times 18 Jan. (South/West ed.) 81/1 Current-affairsy travelogues with a spritz of local colour. Compounds spritz bottle n. originally U.S. a bottle used to deliver a spray of liquid.In quot. 1849 a bottle used in pharmacy to wash precipitates. ΚΠ 1849 C. Morfit Chem. & Pharmaceut. Manip. x. 173 A very convenient method of applying the liquid is by the use of the spritz bottle. 1972 Herald (Roselle, Illinois) 20 Dec. iii. 1/1 A gentle ‘rain’ of water from one of those window washer spritz bottles. 2017 Sun (Nexis) 17 Apr. 33 Add the vinegar to a spritz bottle, spray all over your hair and leave in for ten minutes. spritz cookie n. chiefly North American a type of light buttery biscuit, made by forcing the dough through a cookie press, piping bag, or similar implement to form various shapes.This type of biscuit, probably originating in Germany, has become especially popular throughout Northern Europe and is traditionally served at Christmas. ΚΠ 1903 Pella (Iowa) Chron. 3 Dec. All kinds of ‘Hollandsche Gebak’ will be sold; such as..vet bollen, snipper koek, ‘spritz’ cookies. 1921 Baker's Helper 1 Oct. 703/2 The dough is forced out by turning the handle. Here are some of the original Swedish formulas: Spritz Cookies. Cream together 1 pound butter, ¾ pound powdered sugar, [etc.]. 1948 R. Berolzheimer Culinary Arts Inst. Encycl. Cookbk. 775/2 (caption) Your party guests will be delighted to find their names spelled out in spritz cookies. 2016 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 3 Nov. a60 A beautiful Marcato Cookie Press that turns out beautiful spritz cookies, traditional holiday favourites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). spritzv. Originally U.S. regional (Pennsylvania). transitive. To spray or squirt (a person or thing) with a liquid in short bursts. Also: to spray or squirt (a liquid) in short bursts. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of squirting or issuing in a jet > squirt liquid [verb (transitive)] sprout1578 spirt1582 squirt1583 squit1594 spurt1601 spirt1646 jeta1684 scoot1805 squitter1809 skeet1880 spritz1886 skoosh1985 the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of squirting or issuing in a jet > squirt liquid [verb (transitive)] > squirt something with liquid spritz1886 skeet1912 1886 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 17 App. p. xii ‘Spritz’, from spritzen, to ‘spatter’ or ‘squirt’, was bodily incorporated by the Pennsylvania schoolboy into his English vocabulary. 1908 German Amer. Ann. Jan. 46 Spritz, splash; sprinkle. ‘Look out or I'll spritz you!’ 1950 T. Shane Bar Guide 156 Spritz seltzer over lemon juice, lime juice, grape juice, and sugar. 1976 N. Thornburg Cutter & Bone i. 15 The dog, a male, was spritzing a dwarf palm tree. 2015 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 3 Oct. 18 Sam spritzed herself with a relatively unknown perfume. Derivatives ˈspritzing n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of squirting or issuing in a jet > [noun] > small amount squirtingc1325 spritzing1976 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 21 Aug. 12/3 I found myself inexplicably caught up by the nonsense..the inevitable spritzing of the seltzer bottle. 2010 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 July (SundayStyles section) 6/1 When it comes to love, she's a delicate flower, dependent on regular spritzings of romance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849v.1886 |
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