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Picon|pikɔ̃|
[Fr., the name of Picon et Cie, the manufacturers.]
In full, Amer Picon [Fr. amer bitter]. The proprietary name of an aperitif of bitters (see quot. 1967).
1914[see Pernod]. [ 1917Bull. Offic. Marques de Fabrique 25 Jan. 54/1 Amer Picon. M.p. désigner un amer, déposée..par MM. Picon et Cie.] 1934H. Miller Tropic of Cancer (1961) 21 Paris..shutters going up with a bang..Amer Picon in huge scarlet letters. 1936Bentley & Allen Trent's Own Case xi. 133 Sipping his Amer Picon—that formidable brown drink of which..a single undiluted drop will burn a neat round hole in a shirt cuff. 1939L. MacNeice Autumn Jrnl. 22 Something out of the usual, a Pimm's Number One, a Picon. 1950D. Ames Corpse Diplomatique i. 11 He ordered a Pernod and an Amer Picon. 1962N. Freeling Love in Amsterdam i. 48 Herman had raw schinken with kümmel in it, and a bottle of Picon. 1967A. Lichine Encycl. Wines 71/1 Amer Picon, a proprietary French bitters used as an aperitif, made with a wine and brandy base to which has been added quinine (to impart a bitter taste), orange peel, and innumerable herbs. It is drunk with ice, diluted with water, and usually sweetened with grenadine or cassis. |