liquor
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
liquor
- (obsolete) A liquid, a fluid.
- 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia:
- Thus Water also, or any other Liquor, included in a convenient vessel, by being warmed, manifestly expands it self with a very great violence […]
- 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia:
- (obsolete) A drinkable liquid.
- A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
- (UK, cooking) A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
- (chiefly, US) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.
- In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
- A liquid in which something has been steeped.
- (strong alcoholic drink) spirits (British and Australasian English)
- (liquid obtained by cooking food) stock, pot liquor (American English), broth, bouillon
- Spanish: jugo
- French: spiritueux
- German: Spirituose
- Italian: liquore
- Portuguese: licor
- Russian: спиртно́й напи́ток
- Spanish: licor
- Spanish: licor
liquor (liquors, present participle liquoring; past and past participle liquored)
- (intransitive) To drink liquor, usually to excess.
- (transitive) To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
- (obsolete, transitive) To grease.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, “The Merry VViues of VVindsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act IV, scene v]:
- Liquor fishermen's boots.
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