Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A cigar with square-cut ends.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A kind of cigar not pointed at either end, and thicker at one end than at the other. Cheroots were first made at Manila in the Philippine islands.
- n. Same as shaya-root.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A kind of cigar, originally brought from Manila, in the Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated tobacco.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a cigar with both ends cut flat
Etymologies
- French cheroute, ultimately from Tamil curruṭṭu, from curi, to be spiral.
Examples
“A Manila cheroot is between his lips – the fragrance of one never fails to call up his image – and he caresses an unamiable little dog which he fondly loves.”
“Aidan masked his surprise in bored cynicism before forestalling the queasy stomach churn of questions by lighting a cheroot on the candle flame.”
“For the faint tang of cheroot smoke and bay rum to tease her nose.”
“His tone held a whiplash violence that had Danvers cringing, the wrinkled nose and disapproving glare at the unfashionable cheroot wiped from a startled face.”
“Aidan fought his panic with a long, slow drag on his cheroot.”
“Pulled a cheroot from his pocket, bending to light it.”
“Lit a cheroot from a nearby candle, inhaling on a lung-soothing drag.”
“Instead, pulling a cheroot from his pocket, he lit it from the hearth fire.”
“Alone, he lit a cheroot to steady his shaking hands.”
“The combined scents of bay rum and cheroot smoke tickling her nose.”
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