Brandy
a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc.
to mix, flavor, or preserve with brandy.
Contemporary Examples
Armagnac History and How to Choose the Best Brandy David Lincoln Ross February 25, 2011
Teflon Charlie Nicole LaPorte February 9, 2010
The Perfect Holiday Cocktail Cookstr.com December 14, 2009
What to Eat: The World Cup Cookstr.com June 15, 2010
Lights, Camera, Cocktails Brody Brown July 7, 2011
Historical Examples
Whispering Smith Frank H. Spearman
The Opal Serpent Fergus Hume
Little Wolf M. A. Cornelius
The Three Commanders W.H.G. Kingston
Little Dorrit Charles Dickens
noun (pl) -dies
an alcoholic drink consisting of spirit distilled from grape wine
a distillation of wines made from other fruits: plum brandy
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