Found 2 items, similar to sherry.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sherry
sherry
n : dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern
Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk
as an aperitif
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sherry
Sherry
\Sher"ry\, n. [So called from Xeres, a Spanish town near
Cadiz, x in Spanish having been formerly pronounced like sh
in English.]
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.
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Sherry cobbler, a beverage prepared with sherry wine,
water, lemon or orange, sugar, ice, etc., and usually
imbided through a straw or a glass tube.
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