| 单词 | house red |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse red a. Designating wines selected and bought in bulk by the management of a public house, restaurant, hotel, etc., and often served at a special price (sometimes by the carafe or glass), as house red, house white, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > class or grade of wine > [adjective] > house wine house1845 1845 J. T. J. Hewlett Great Tom of Oxf. in Hood's Mag. 3 381 Birdseye, to pass away the time, had an extra half pint of house sherry, and a nap over the papers. 1863 R. F. Burton Wanderings W. Afr. I. i. 13 The hock is sourish, the champagne all syrup, the Burgundy is like the house Burgundy of the Reform Club—meat as well as drink. 1967 O. Lancaster With Eye to Future v. 120 The food was good and cheap, the house burgundy at five bob a bottle excellent. 1976 Art N.Z. Dec. 46/3 (advt.) Havelock red: unlike other house reds has avoided becoming too functional and is not at all cliché. 1986 Times 31 May 15/2 My companion's smoked salmon salad..was nicely complemented by the sprightly Californian house wine (£6.75). 2000 M. Barrowcliffe Girlfriend 44 xii. 332 We had lunch at a nearby pizzeria, chuffing our way through a couple of carafes of house white in the process. < as lemmas |
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