Vermouth

Definitions

1. A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
   countable, uncountable
2. A serving of vermouth.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.”

“Vermouth originated in the 18th century, when wine growers in the foothills of the French and Italian Alps developed a method of enhancing the taste⟳ of sour or uncompromising wines with the infusion of a variety of sweeteners, spices, herbs, roots, seeds, flowers, and peel.”

“Earlier this year while in Madrid, I fell prey to what the Spanish call⟳ la hora del vermut, the vermouth hour, a break⟳ in the day for a glass, generally before eating.”

“As we sat over our vermuths he glorified the Company’s business, and by-and-by I expressed casually my surprise⟳ at him not going out there.”

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