brandy-bottlen.
/ˈbrandɪˌbɒt(ə)l/ 1. A bottle (for) containing brandy; also figurative.
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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > large for liquor > for brandy
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brandy-cag1787
brandy-flask1834
brandy-keg1865
1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode i. i. 4 Go you are an insignificant Brandy Bottle.
1765 A. Tucker Light of Nature II. 179 Putting his mouth to the brandy bottle.
2. Botany. A local name of the Yellow Water-lily ( Nuphar luteum).
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > water-lilies
edockec1000
water rose?a1300
mead-flower?a1350
water beanc1400
water coltsfoot14..
nenuphar?a1425
water lily?a1425
lotec1487
lotusc1487
nymphaea1543
water-can1622
can-dock1661
lotus flower1710
pond lily1748
Indian lotus1797
padma1799
Nuphar1822
beaver-root1832
splatterdock1832
frog-lily1845
brandy-bottle1846
Victoria1846
water nymph1848
lotus lily1857
cow-lily1862
pool lily1902
1846 J. W. Loudon Ladies' Compan. Flower Garden 201 The popular name is Brandy Bottle, from the flowers smelling like brandy.
1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 28 Brandy-bottle, from the shape of the seed-vessel, the yellow water-lily.
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