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ˈice-ˌwater
Water obtained from, or cooled by, ice; iced water.
1722Lond. Gaz. No. 6035/1 The..Ladies were..entertained with all sorts of..Chocolate, Ice-Waters, &c. 1773Brydone Sicily xxxiii. (1809) 318 In a very violent heat, there is no such cordial to the spirits as ice, or a draught of ice-water. 1797Mrs. Radcliffe Italian vi, About noon..the carriage stopped at a post-house, and ice-water was handed through the window. 1803C. Wilmot Let. 6 Mar. in Irish Peer (1920) 160 Ice water is their [sc. the Neapolitans'] greatest luxury. 1846Knickerbocker XXVIII. 187 They may pour in a large spoonful of that [sc. brandy], and then fill it up with ice-water. 1889Harper's Mag. Sept. 560/1 Here were found..the huge brown hogsheads for ice-water. 1906N.Y. Even. Post 25 July 4 A glass of ice-water placed before us the moment we sit down to breakfast;..a pitcher of ice-water sent to our bed-rooms. 1910W. de la Mare Three Mulla-Mulgars xxi. 280 Colder than ice-water. 1969New Yorker 6 Sept. 35/1 She will..arrange them, filling the Chinese bowl with ice water, carefully clipping the stems. 1972Straits Times 25 Nov. 10/6 They were sitting at an ice water stall when they saw four men approaching them from the direction of Sembawang Circus. |