spirituous+liquor

  • 11liquor — liquory, adj. /lik euhr/ or, for 3, /lik wawr/, n. 1. a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer. 2. any liquid substance, as broth from cooked meats or vegetables. 3.… …

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  • 12liquor —    a spirituous intoxicant    Originally, any liquid, in many spellings:     Lecker made her drunk as David s sow. (Gentleman s Magazine, 1742, quoted in EDD)    Liquored means partly drunk and full of liquor or in liquor mean drunk:     He was… …

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  • 13liquor — 1. Any liquid or fluid. 2. A term used for certain body fluids. 3. The pharmacopoeial term for any aqueous solution (not a decoction or infusion) of a nonvolatile substance and for aqueous solutions of gases. SEE ALSO …

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  • 14hard liquor — спиртной напиток alcoholic liquor спиртной напиток spirituous liquor спиртной напиток shanty liquor напитки, продающиеся в пивной the liquor traffic торговля спиртными напитками …

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  • 15Labarraque's liquor — Liquor Liq uor (l[i^]k [ e]r), n. [OE. licour, licur, OF. licur, F. liqueur, fr. L. liquor, fr. liquere to be liquid. See {Liquid}, and cf. {Liqueur}.] 1. Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 16To be in liquor — Liquor Liq uor (l[i^]k [ e]r), n. [OE. licour, licur, OF. licur, F. liqueur, fr. L. liquor, fr. liquere to be liquid. See {Liquid}, and cf. {Liqueur}.] 1. Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 17liqueur, liquor — These words refer to alcoholic beverages, but a liqueur is a sweet, strong, highly flavored alcoholic drink such as crème de menthe (literally, cream of mint ) or chartreuse. Another name for liqueur is cordial. A liquor is a distilled or… …

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  • 18hard liquor — noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented • Syn: ↑liquor, ↑spirits, ↑booze, ↑hard drink, ↑John Barleycorn, ↑strong drink • Derivationally related forms: ↑boozy ( …

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  • 19Christian views on alcohol — Jesus making wine from water in The Marriage at Cana, a 14th century fresco from the Visoki Dečani monastery. Christian views on alcohol are varied. Throughout the first 1,800 years of church history, Christians consumed alcoholic beverages as …

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  • 20Medicine Hat (provincial electoral district) — Medicine Hat Alberta electoral district 2004 boundaries Provincial electoral district Legislature Legislative Assembly …

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