Liebfraumilch
[ leeb-frou-milk, leep-; German leep-frou-milkh ]
noun
a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
Origin of Liebfraumilch
11825–35; <German, after Liebfrauenstift convent of the Virgin, religious establishment in Worms, where the wine was first made; see milk (German Milch)
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How to use Liebfraumilch in a sentence
She never read me a bedside story, but fortified by Liebfraumilch she would come into my room and talk long into the night.
I could do no less than open a bottle of "Liebfraumilch" in such a place, but it proved to be a near neighbour to bonny-clabber.
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British Dictionary definitions for Liebfraumilch
Liebfraumilch
Liebfrauenmilch (German liːpˈfrauənmɪlç)
/ (ˈliːbfraʊˌmɪlk, German ˈliːpfraumɪlç) /
noun
a white table wine from the Rhine vineyards
Origin of Liebfraumilch
1German: from Liebfrau the Virgin Mary + Milch milk; after Liebfrauenstift convent in Worms where the wine was originally made
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