Sherry

Word SHERRY
Character 6
Hyphenation sher ry
Pronunciations /ˈʃɛri/

Definitions and meanings of "Sherry"

What do we mean by sherry?

A fortified Spanish wine ranging from very dry to sweet and from amber to brown. noun

A similar wine made elsewhere. noun

Originally, the wine of Xeres; hence; a general name for the strong white wines of the south of Spain, of all qualities except the lowest. noun

A small wine-glass of the size and form commonly used for sherry and similar wines. noun

A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down. noun

A beverage prepared with sherry wine, water, lemon or orange, sugar, ice, etc., and usually imbided through a straw or a glass tube. noun

A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere. noun

A variety of sherry. noun

A glass of sherry. noun

Dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif noun

A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.

A variety of sherry.

A glass of sherry.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sherry

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The word "sherry" in example sentences

He could never tell Madeira from sherry, -- nay, an Oriental friend having sent him a butt of _sheeraz_, when he {p. 253} remembered the circumstance some time afterwards, and called for a bottle to have Sir John Malcolm's opinion of its quality, it turned out that his butler, mistaking the label, had already served up half the bin as _sherry_. ❋ Unknown (1824)

The term sherry is derived from the name of the town where it is made: Jerez de la Frontera, which, along with Sanlúcar de Barrameda and Puerto de Santa María, forms a triangle in southwestern Spain. ❋ Will Lyons (2011)

Madrid maintains that the term sherry can only be applied to wine made in the region of Jerez in southern Spain. ❋ Unknown (1997)

But they're also keen on lesser-known wine-producing areas, like Canada's Niagara region, which touts scenic wonders and ice wine, to boot, and European centers that specialize in sherry and port. ❋ Kate Auletta (2010)

An agreement on the terms sherry and porto, drinks from Spain and ❋ Unknown (2000)

The accord snagged on the names of fortified wines, with Spain and Portugal insisting South Africa stop using the terms sherry and port for its wines. ❋ Unknown (1999)

You persuaded me to give up that silly drink they call sherry, and drink ale; and what was it but drinking ale which gave me courage to knock down that fellow ❋ George Henry Borrow (1842)

¼ cup raisins, soaked in sherry to cover until soft ❋ Unknown (2008)

Well, I don’t know if sherry is going to sweep the nation, but there is a little movement here in San Francisco. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The term sherry has “a lot of baggage,” he said, elaborating that the new name will give them an opportunity to energize their new category of aperas, including dry, medium dry and medium sweet (which replace Fino, Amontillados and Oloroso), with younger consumers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Aged in Spanish sherry casks, sherry is a predominant flavor both on the nose and the palate. ❋ Tony Sachs (2011)

The sherry is a very strong wine, because the palomina grape is strong, and it's extra mature. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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