| 单词 | comet wine |
| 释义 | > as lemmascomet wine comet wine n. now historical wine made in a year in which a notable comet appeared, and therefore thought to be of superior quality. [Compare French vin de la comète (1820 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1817 J. Banks Let. 26 Sept. (2000) 331 They are now all drinking Comet-wine. 1912 Collier's 27 Apr. 30/4 A ver' leetle of a comet wine. 2000 P. Moore Data Bk. Astron. xiv. 233/1 For years afterwards ‘Comet Wine’ appeared in the price lists of wine merchants. < as lemmas |
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