Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A South American monkey of the family Cebidæ and subfamily Pitheciinæ, especially of the genus Pithecia, of which there are several species; one of the fox-tailed monkeys, with a bushy non-prehensile tail.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile.
- noun The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice; it is usually spelled
sake .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
sake . (rice wine)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
- noun small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail
- noun British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
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Examples
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Then transparent china teacups, no larger than half an egg-shell, make their appearance, and the ladies are offered a few drops of sugarless tea, poured out of toy kettles, or a sip of 'saki' -- (a spirit made from rice which it is the custom to serve hot, in elegantly shaped vases, long-necked like a heron's throat).
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Then transparent china teacups, no larger than half an egg-shell, make their appearance, and the ladies are offered a few drops of sugarless tea, poured out of toy kettles, or a sip of 'saki' -- (a spirit made from rice which it is the custom to serve hot, in elegantly shaped vases, long-necked like a heron's throat).
Madame Chrysantheme — Complete Pierre Loti 1886
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No mild saki for them, but square faces illicitly refilled with corrosive fire that flamed through their veins and burst into conflagrations in their heads.
Chapter 16 2010
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I really like the saki chug one and the bullet one.
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And I knew a wonderful American exec in Japan who quit drinking saki who now helps meth addicts in Oregon—what a strange world.
The Cool Report Ann Bogle 2012
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And with due and proper and most intricate Japanese ceremonial we of the circle drank saki, pale, mild, and lukewarm, from tiny porcelain bowls.
Chapter 16 2010
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It was near my 21st birthday and I went out for sushi with some friends and had saki of all the stupid things.
Complete transcript: Paul Kimmage’s interview of Floyd Landis 2011
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The Spanish man ultimately leaves his wine shop in Tokyo to open a saki store in Spain.
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The Spanish man ultimately leaves his wine shop in Tokyo to open a saki store in Spain.
Michael Giltz: Cannes 2009 Day Ten: One Bad Movie After Another 2010
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I guess the studio will try and fix it by having wolverine fight ninja's and drink saki.
Star Trek Sequel Hits in 2012, Wolverine 2 is Shooting in 2011 « FirstShowing.net 2010
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