单词 | champagne-ish |
释义 | > as lemmaschamˈpagne-ish chamˈpagne-ish adj. (also champagnish) reminiscent or evocative of champagne; bright, lively.In its period of greatest frequency (the 19th cent.), champage-ish was mainly used (usually in the form champagnish) to refer to things figuratively likened to champagne. In later, rarer use usually with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > French wines > [adjective] > resembling champagne champagne-ish1833 champagny1848 1833 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 171 [You] hear rather plainish A sound that's champaignish. 1840 Musical World 21 May 318 The music is throughout light and champagnish. 2012 Intelligencer Jrnl. (Lancaster, Pa.) (Nexis) 7 Nov. d1 To me, a lambic is like a champagne-ish beer or beerish champagne. < as lemmas |
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