Malvernn.
/ˈmɔːlv(ə)n/, /ˈmɒlv(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈmɔlvərn/, /ˈmɑlvərn/ In full Malvern water. An alkaline mineral water obtained from springs near Malvern.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] > mineral water > types of
acidulae1670
Malvern water1756
Saratoga water1793
barége1811
Vichy1858
Congress water1865
Apollinaris1875
Contrexéville1877
Polly1878
Poland1881
St. Galmier1883
Vittel1895
Perrier1904
Evian1907
San Pellegrino1924
1756 J. Wall Exper. & Observ. Malvern Waters 12 A young Woman..had long had a Schrophulous Opthalmy in each Eye... I advised Her at length to try Malvern Water.
1820 C. Scudamore Chem. & Med. Rep. Mineral Waters 240 Dr. Saunders reports, that the Malvern water is wholly devoid of iron.
1857 R. M. Glover Mineral Waters III. xv. 308 Evian (Savoy). This is water quite of a Malvern type.
1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 27 Malvern water... Bots. 6/0 [per dozen].
1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace lxiv. 525 She watched over his flowers and his Malvern water.
1967 Observer 28 May (Colour Suppl.) 38/2 Malvern. The one British mineral water that is sold on a national scale.
1992 Blue Wings (Finnair) Aug.–Sept. 10/2 Her Majesty..takes her hot water bottle wherever she goes, along with Harrods pork sausages, her own pillows, crates of Malvern water and homeopathic medicines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1756