Vermouth

/vəˈmuːθ/ · noun

Meaning

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

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.

Synonyms for vermouth

Antonyms for vermouth

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• vermouths

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