[ver-mooth] 
| an aromatized white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, bitters, and other flavorings have been steeped. |
| ver·mouth (vər-mōōth') n. A sweet or dry fortified wine flavored with aromatic herbs and used chiefly in mixed drinks. [French vermout, from German Wermut, from Middle High German wermuot, wormwood, from Old High German wermuota.] |
vermouth
wine-based fortified drink flavoured with aromatic herbs. The name derives from the German Vermut, or "wormwood" (see ), a bitter herb and traditional ingredient of vermouth and absinthe. As many as 40 different herbs and flavourings may be used in vermouth, including juniper, cloves, quinine, orange peel, nutmeg, and coriander; the vermouths of various producers are flavoured according to closely guarded recipes.
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