Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
- v. To preserve, flavor, or mix with brandy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A spirituous liquor obtained by the distillation of wine, or of the refuse of the winepress. The average proportion of alcohol in brandy ranges from 48 to 54 per cent. The name brandy is now given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that which is distilled from cider and from peaches. See grande champagne, fine champagne (under champagne), cognac, and eau-de-vie.
- To mix or flavor with brandy.
- Smutty.
Wiktionary
- n. uncountable An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
- n. countable Any variety of brandy.
- n. countable A glass of brandy.
- v. transitive To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain.
WordNet 3.0
- n. distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
Etymologies
- Shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn ("burnt wine"). (Wiktionary)
- Short for brandy-wine, from Dutch brandewijn : brandende, present participle of branden, to burn; see gwher- in Indo-European roots + wijn, wine; see wine. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“It seems to have been liberated from the pharmacy and drunk for pleasure in the 15th century, when the terms Bernewyn and brannten Wein, ancestors of our word brandy that meant “burning” or “burnt” wine, appear in German laws about public drunkenness.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“You can get beef and mutton there, and damper, and tea no doubt, and what they call brandy, as long as you've got the money to pay for it.”
“Drank half a bottle of some sort of spirits -- probably spirits of wine; for what they call brandy, rum, &c. &c. here is nothing but spirits of wine, coloured accordingly.”
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals
“I suggest a Sanctuary drinking game wherein every time Magnus makes a hackneyed historical or literary reference, you take five sips of fine 100 year old brandy from a large snifter.”
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“Trolls I suggest you go with something else to mellow you out: maybe a nice drink that consists of Earl Grey iced tea, some Germain-Robin brandy, some Bärenjäger (which is a honey liqueur), and lemon.”
“The fruit - and indeed the cake itself - is traditionally soaked in brandy or some kind of other liquor.”
“Stir in brandy and fruit mixture, as well as chopped pecans.”
“I'll raise MINE when my black current brandy is ready (it's steeping in a jug in the pantry as I write) in September!”
“I also have read of "brandy paper", where a small round of parchment paper is dipped in brandy to cover and help preserve the contents of the jar.”
“To ward off any chill of the early May morning, an abundant supply of rompope, a milk based liquor and brandy is carried in the processions to and from mass, along with huge pots of hot cinnamon canela tea and giant sleeves of cups.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘brandy’.
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songbirds
Names of girls in song titles. Not in the lyrics, just in the titles.
Just the name on the list, then the full title with any identifying notes in the comments, please.
Can be the same ...marianne, evie, lady d'arbanville, peggy sue, suzanne, dianne, boni maroni, miss molly, lola, mony, sadie, rita and 206 more...
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Russian Doll Words
A Russian Doll word is a word that, when you remove the first and last letters, is either the empty string, or a Russian Doll word. These are all of the 6 or more letter Russian Doll words found in...
taramea, tawings, tchicks, timider, tirades, tirings, towings, trailed, trailer, trained, trainee, trainer and 2373 more...
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Common English Words That Are Also Fi...
art, bob, bill, grace, hope, john, heather, pat, amber, jack, dale, glen and 170 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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Scrabble Names
Given names that were acceptable for play the last time I checked the OWL.
kris, ray, barb, morris, kat, mark, maria, erica, marge, mason, hunter, hazel and 168 more...
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Wine & Spirits
Vintage, toast, vodka, wine, whisky, beer, port, cocktail, stout, champagne, brandy, rum and 2 more...
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Color Words for Shoes
Vendors can get oddly creative.
amaranth, brindle, iguana, slate black, madder brown, bison, pinecone, seal brown, forest night, burnt orange, monument, beet red and 399 more...
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Fun with Apocopes
Words created by removing the end of a longer or original word. See also Fun with Aphesis.
abs, ad, bio, veg, veggie, tux, auto, bike, carbs, pecs, bro, sis and 186 more...
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Foodie
As much fun to say as they are to eat.
blueberry, cider, almond, apricot, asparagus, banana, fudge, foldover, flapjacks, filbert, fig, biscuit and 217 more...
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colleen's words
yellow, green, pie, blue, fur, people, incense, book, brown, avuncular, mountain, fog and 1316 more...
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Evocative smells
They remind me of a particular time, place, or activity
cigar smoke, apples, tea roses, wild roses, lysol, shoe polish, linseed oil, school house, coal dust, mock orange, chlorine, violets and 116 more...
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The Pogues
transmetropolitan, lecher, queer, shite, whore, bastard, spew, bloody, waxie's dargle, farthing, pint, races and 91 more...
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Food
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spaghetti, yogurt, muesli, rarebit, wheat, cream, cheese, pumpkin, custard, couscous, oats, sausage and 237 more...
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Words suggested in response to Funk's...
In response to Wilfred J. Funk's "ten most beautiful words in the English language" list of 1932.
beer, rum, rye, sauterne, sherry, brandy, bourbon, Scotch, champagne, cocktail, lyric, serenity and 137 more...
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wordrainbow
A big list of color names for use on wordrainbow.com
emerald, cherry, coffee, cream, almond, gold, kiwi, green, grass green, aquamarine, beet red, sepia and 714 more...
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I Drink Your...
I drink it up!
milkshake, smoothie, egg cream, coolatta, horchata, lassi, slurpee, Arnold Palmer, Shirley Temple, coffee, tea, cappuccino and 42 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for brandy.
reesetee "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by Looking Glass. Feb 8, 2008
reesetee Originally brandy-wine Mar 7, 2007