Champagne

Quick meaning: Champagne is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.

Meaning

(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.

More Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
2. (countable) A glass of champagne.
3. (countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
4. Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
5. (heraldry) Alternative form of champaine.
6. (countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
7. (heraldry) (An ordinary occupying) the base of the shield, either flat-topped (like the chief at the top of the shield) or curved (as in a mount or trimount).

Example Sentences

[T]he women will wear cashmeres, and then men will drink champagne.

I’ve been saving an excellent Brazilian champagne for a special occasion.

Served throughout the meal are sherries, red wines, champagnes, and brandies.

We suppose that this author has done his best to be satirical; and he may have thought that his subject would have inspired him with all that was smart and piquant: but the plain truth is that the promised champagne turns out to be vapid small beer.

Word Forms

• champagnes
• champagning
• champagned

Synonyms for champagne

Depending on context, synonyms include bubbly, champ, champers, fizz, shampoo, sham.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bubbly, field, yeah, bottle, stuff, cava.

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