beeswingn.

Brit.

/ˈbiːzwɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbizˌwɪŋ/

Forms: Also bee's wing, bee's-wing, bees'-wing, bees-wing.

Etymology: < bee n.¹ + wing n., from its appearance.

The second crust, consisting of shining filmy scales of tartar, formed in port and some other wines after long keeping; so called from its appearance; elliptical, old wine showing beeswing.

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the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > wine-making > [noun] > deposits

argolc1386

tartarc1386

upon the lee1390

wine-leesc1400

wine-stone1526

fechia1704

white friars1745

beeswing1860

crust of wine1863

wine-crust1872

flor1873

wine ball-

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [noun] > old wine

beeswing1860

1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxiv. 44 His richer or more showy neighbour..is curious in ‘bee's wing.’

1864 Ld. Tennyson Aylmer's Field in Enoch Arden, etc. 72 Fetch'd His richest beeswing from a binn reserved.

1880 R. Browning Dramatic Idyls II. Clive 47 Too much bee's-wing floats my figure?

Derivatives

ˈbees-winged adj. so old as to show beeswing.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [adjective] > old

bees-winged1873

1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 32 His port is not presentable, unless bees'-winged.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	beeswing
释义	beeswingn. Brit. /ˈbiːzwɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbizˌwɪŋ/ Forms: Also bee's wing, bee's-wing, bees'-wing, bees-wing. Etymology: < bee n.¹ + wing n., from its appearance. The second crust, consisting of shining filmy scales of tartar, formed in port and some other wines after long keeping; so called from its appearance; elliptical, old wine showing beeswing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > wine-making > [noun] > deposits argolc1386 tartarc1386 upon the lee1390 wine-leesc1400 wine-stone1526 fechia1704 white friars1745 beeswing1860 crust of wine1863 wine-crust1872 flor1873 wine ball- the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [noun] > old wine beeswing1860 1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxiv. 44 His richer or more showy neighbour..is curious in ‘bee's wing.’ 1864 Ld. Tennyson Aylmer's Field in Enoch Arden, etc. 72 Fetch'd His richest beeswing from a binn reserved. 1880 R. Browning Dramatic Idyls II. Clive 47 Too much bee's-wing floats my figure? Derivatives ˈbees-winged adj. so old as to show beeswing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [adjective] > old bees-winged1873 1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 32 His port is not presentable, unless bees'-winged. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1860
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