单词 | wine-taster |
释义 | > as lemmaswine-taster wine-taster n. (a) one who judges the quality of wine by tasting; (b) an instrument for drawing a small sample of wine from a cask. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > wine-making > [noun] > testing > sampler or bottler wine-taster1632 wine-cooper1635 tastevin1969 the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > wine-making > [noun] > testing > instruments for testing taster1420 cup of assayc1530 wine-piercerc1828 wine-taster1858 vinometer1863 tastevin1952 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) A Winetaster, or Wine-broker (for Marchants). 1679 E. Chamberlayne Present State Eng. (ed. 12) ii. 238 Mr. Henry Potkins, Wine-Taster. 1825 T. B. Macaulay Milton in Edinb. Rev. Aug. 310 Johnson..was as ill qualified to judge between two Latin styles as a habitual drunkard to set up for a wine-taster. 1858 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat (new ed.) 193 Wine taster.—When it is desired to draw a small sample of wine from a cask, a little instrument..is used [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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