单词 | ale-ish |
释义 | ale-ishadj. Of or characteristic of ale. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > ale > [adjective] aleya1556 ale-ish1665 1665 C. Merrett Acct. Freezing 10 in R. Boyle New Exper. & Observ. Cold A pint of liquor..very pale, and of a quick and alish taste. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 574 Beating down the Head or Yeast into it; this gives it the sweet Aleish Taste. 1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. I Alish, resembling ale. 1813 J. Hall Tour through Ireland I. 194 The brewers, who are mostly Englishmen, complained that, to please the people, they are obliged to give the porter an alish taste. 2004 Sunday Times (Nexis) 15 Feb. (Style section) 46 70ml beer (of an ale-ish sort). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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