单词 | malt |
释义 | malt n. & v. --n   1. barley or other grain that is steeped, germinated, and dried, esp. for brewing or distilling and vinegar-making.   2. colloq. malt whisky; malt liquor. --v   1. tr. convert (grain) into malt.   2. intr. (of seeds) become malt when germination is checked by drought. Phrases and idioms malted milk   1. a hot drink made from dried milk and a malt preparation.   2. the powdered mixture from which this is made. malt-house a building used for preparing and storing malt. malt liquor alcoholic liquor made from malt by fermentation, not distillation, e.g. beer, stout. malt whisky whisky made from malted barley. Etymology: OE m(e)alt f. Gmc, rel. to MELT |
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