单词 | mirabelle |
释义 | mirabellen. 1. a. A small sweet yellow plum, eaten chiefly in France; the tree producing this fruit, Prunus × domestica subsp. italica var. syriaca.Sometimes confused with the myrobalan plum or cherry plum, Prunus cerasifera, or its fruit. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > plum > other types of white plumc1330 bullacea1375 myxe?1440 prunelloa1450 bullace-fruit1530 horse plum1530 plum1530 wheat-plum1538 wheaten plum1542 choke-plum1556 pear plum1573 finger plum1577 scad1577 skeg1601 merchant1602 bullace-plum1608 malacadonian1608 prune plum1613 date plum1626 mussel plum1626 amber plum1629 black plum1629 primordian1629 queen mother1629 winter crack1629 myrobalan1630 Christian1651 Monsieur's plum1658 cinnamon-plum1664 date1664 primordial1664 Orleans1674 mirabelle1706 myrobalan plum1708 Mogul1718 mussel1718 Chickasaw plum1760 blue gage1764 magnum bonum1764 golden drop1772 beach-plum1785 sweet plum1796 winesour1836 wild plum1838 quetsch1839 egg-plum1859 Victoria1860 cherry plum1866 bladder-plum1869 prune1872 sour plum1874 Carlsbad plum1885 horse-jug1886 French plum1939 1706 G. London & H. Wise Retir'd Gard'ner I. i. 41 The Mirabel is a small Plum. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 287 Varieties of plums..Mirabelle. 1860 All Year Round 19 May 130 There are varieties of the Mirabelle plum..which annually bloom profusely in England. 1923 Daily Mail 20 Jan. 11 Myrobella plum is a good substitute for quickthorn and grows more rapidly. 1951 E. Paul Springtime in Paris (U.K. ed.) ii. 37 A tart of those small sweet Alsatian white plums called mirabelles. 1974 F. N. Howes Dict. Useful & Everyday Plants 170 Myrobalan plum, also called myrobalan, mirabelle, or cherry plum, Prunus cerasifera, frs. candied in France. 1989 A. Willan Reader's Digest Compl. Guide Cookery iv. 456/1 The mirabelle plum is a particularly sweet and fragrant golden-gage used extensively for bottling and preserving. ΚΠ 1890 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Mirabelle of Corsica, the fruit of Physalis alkekengi. 2. A liqueur distilled from mirabelles, esp. ones grown in Alsace, France. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > other distilled liquor > [noun] > others koumiss1598 nugs of balm1609 rakia1613 pariah-arrack1671 stalagma1684 fenouillette1706 aguardiente1752 fennel water1757 rakia1778 mahua1810 mahua-arrack1813 kirschwasser1819 mescal1826 still-spirit1832 mobbie1833 zibib1836 potato spirit1839 mowra1846 tequila1849 Jersey lightning1852 petit baume1858 kirsch1869 mastic1876 Hoochinoo1877 mastic brandy1883 mastika1889 hooch1897 ouzo1897 milk-whisky1906 mahua spirit1920 shochu1938 mirabelle1940 tsipouro1947 mahua liquor1961 Mao-tai1962 changaa1975 reposado1982 1940 H. J. Grossman Guide to Wines, Spirits & Beers xviii. 185 The brandy obtained from plums is known by several names, depending on the country of origin:..Quetsch or Mirabelle when it comes from Alsace in France. 1967 N. Freeling Strike Out 67 Bernhard's last bottle of mirabelle. 1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 239 She went down to his study, poured herself a double-double Mirabelle..and idly inspected the contents of his desk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1706 |
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