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vermouth

[ ver-mooth ]

noun

  1. an aromatized white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, bitters, and other flavorings have been steeped.


vermouth

/ ˈvɜːməθ; vəˈmuːθ /

noun

  1. any of several wines containing aromatic herbs and some other flavourings


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vermouth1

1800–10; < French (now vermout ) < German Wermuth (now Wermut ) absinthe, wormwood

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vermouth1

C19: from French, from German Wermut wormwood (absinthe)

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Example Sentences

These days the terraces are again buzzing with 20-somethings — glasses of vermouth, wine, and beer in hand — enjoying the rejuvenated dining scene.

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Mildly herbal and utterly beguiling, the wine is like vermouth without the kick, and may transport your mind to a scenic mountain pasture studded with herbs and brush.

Gin and white vermouth shaken with salted pomegranate syrup, dappled with rosewater.

Campari, Vermouth, and elderflower have all been used throughout history to treat measles, inflammatory diseases, and more.

But then I had another startling revelation—one that could not be so easily washed off with vermouth… 48.

And so did Val Clayton, who also came that year, merely in order to see what sort of vermouth they sold at the other hotels.

Vermouth and absinthe had been served to whet their appetites, and every one had been at once put into good spirits.

The poets, as soon as they had had vermouth and biscottini di Novara, also went away.

Now be a good girl, Priscilla, and please dear don't drink straight vermouth—remember what happened last time.

He had finished and was smoking over a glass of vermouth at one of the tables by the parapet of the place.

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