Liqueur
[lɪ'kjʊə] or [lɪ'kɝ]
Definition
(noun.) strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal.
Typist: Virginia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An aromatic alcoholic cordial.
Inputed by Edna
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Fr.] Cordial, aromatized spirit.
Inputed by Errol
Definition
n. the name given to the many alcoholic preparations which are flavoured or perfumed and sweetened to be more agreeable to the taste—chartreuse cherry brandy curaé°o benedictine ké»°mel maraschino &c.—ns. Liqueur′-glass a very small drinking-glass intended for liqueurs or cordials; Liqueur′ing the process of qualifying wine by means of liqueur.
Checker: Rita
Examples
- She sat with Gerald drinking some sweetish liqueur, and staring with black, sullen looks at the various groups of people at the tables. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Birkin was drinking something green, Miss Darrington had a small liqueur glass that was empty save for a tiny drop. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Here, take away the liqueurs, John. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Murray