Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A still white wine with woodruff flavoring, often containing orange or pineapple slices.
  • noun A punch of champagne, claret, and Moselle or Rhine wine, flavored with woodruff.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as May-drink.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A German beverage, traditionally served on the May Day holiday, made with white wine and woodruff.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Translation of German Maiwein.]

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