Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - sherry
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(sherries) Sherry is a type of strong wine that is made in south-western Spain. It is usually drunk before a meal. I poured us a glass of sherry. ...some of the world’s finest sherries. N-MASS • A glass of sherry can be referred to as a sherry. I’ll have a sherry please. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural sherries) Etymology: alteration of earlier sherris (taken as plural), from Xeres (now Jerez), Spain Date: 1584 a Spanish fortified wine with a distinctive nutty flavor; also a similar wine produced elsewhere ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a fortified wine orig. from S. Spain. 2 a glass of this. Phrases and idioms sherry cobbler see COBBLER 2. sherry-glass a small wineglass used for sherry. Etymology: earlier sherris f. Sp. (vino de) Xeres (now Jerez de la Frontera) in Andalusia ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1608, mistaken singular from sherris (1597), from Sp. vino de Xeres "wine from Xeres," modern Jerez (L. urbs Caesaris), near the port of Cadiz, where the wine was made. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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