The tartar deposited from wines completely fermented, and adhering to the sides of the casks as a hard crust; crude bitartrate of potassium…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > wine-making > [noun] > deposits (12) argolc1386 The tartar deposited from wines completely fermented, and adhering to the sides of the casks as a hard crust; crude bitartrate of potassium… tartarc1386 Chemistry. Bitartrate of potash (acid potassium tartrate), present in grape juice, deposited in a crude form in the process of fermentation, and… upon the lee1390 singular. Also figurative. Also upon the lee, to drain to the lee. Cf. 2d below. Obsolete. wine-leesc1400 The sediment deposited in a vessel containing wine. Also figurative. wine-stone1526 the deposit of crude tartar or argol found in wine-casks (cf. German weinstein). fechia1704 Dregs of wine. white friars1745 white friars: ‘a small flake of light-coloured sediment floating in wine’. beeswing1860 The second crust, consisting of shining filmy scales of tartar, formed in port and some other wines after long keeping; so called from its… crust of wine1863 see quot. 1863. wine-crust1872 (see crust, n. 5b). flor1873 A whitish film of yeast, usually of the genus Mycoderma, which grows on the surface of various esp. dry sherries during fermentation, giving them a… wine ball- = wine-stone n. |
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