Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thick sweet syrup made from pomegranates and used as a flavoring, especially in beverages.
- noun A thin, loosely woven fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or synthetic fiber.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A thin fabric of silk, or of silk and wool, sometimes in meshes or openwork, resembling barege.
- noun In cookery, a larded fillet, especially one of veal or poultry, glazed with its own concentrated liquor.
- noun A sweet drink; a syrup: used for colds, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A thin gauzelike fabric of silk or wool, for women's wear.
- noun A trade name for a dyestuff, consisting essentially of impure fuchsine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A cordial syrup made from
pomegranates . - noun A dilute drink made from such syrup.
- noun A thin
gauzy fabric ofsilk orwool , used for women's clothing. - noun dated A
dyestuff consisting essentially ofimpure fuchsine .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It was now June, and the weather was warm, and the lady wore a light gauzy black dress, — there is a fabric which the milliners I think call grenadine, — coming close up round her throat.
The Way We Live Now 2004
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It was now June, and the weather was warm, and the lady wore a light gauzy black dress, -- there is a fabric which the milliners I think call grenadine, -- coming close up round her throat.
The Way We Live Now Anthony Trollope 1848
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Regan defines a sour drink as a drink, "containing a base liquor, lime or lemon juice, and a non-alcoholic sweetening agent, such as grenadine or pineapple juice.
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Besides the usual bitters, vermouths and liqueurs, bartenders usually had a choice of sweeteners: simple syrup, grenadine which, if it's the real thing, is pomegranate syrup and raspberry syrup.
Cocktails That Complete Me: The Knickerbocker and Blinker Jason Wilson 2011
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Raspberry syrup can often be a brighter, tarter substitution for grenadine, especially when it's homemade.
Cocktails That Complete Me: The Knickerbocker and Blinker Jason Wilson 2011
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I suppose one could get the same color effect with a bit of grenadine but that isn't something normally kept in our house.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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I'd always thought that it was a tomato based juice or even more likely, a grenadine syrup.
Sangrita and sangria 2009
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Svedka vodka will have a number of special canine-themed cocktails for $5 each, such as the German Shepard Shirley Temple, with cherry vodka, ginger and grenadine, and the Bubbly Bulldog, made from clementine/orange vodka, Sprite and champagne.
Nightlife Agenda: Chromeo, Monotonix and parties for charity Fritz Hahn 2011
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Besides raspberry, the company also makes pineapple syrup, orgeat and real pomegranate grenadine.
Cocktails That Complete Me: The Knickerbocker and Blinker Jason Wilson 2011
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This 1930s' classic originally called for grenadine, until an inspired bartender realized that raspberry syrup made a much better match with the rye and grapefruit juice.
Cocktails That Complete Me: The Knickerbocker and Blinker Jason Wilson 2011
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December 13, 2010