liquorice

[ lik-uh-rish, lik-rish, lik-er-is ]

/ ˈlɪk ə rɪʃ, ˈlɪk rɪʃ, ˈlɪk ər ɪs /

noun Chiefly British.

a variant of licorice.

Words nearby liquorice

liquid storax, liquidus, liquid x, liquify, liquor, liquorice, liquorice allsorts, liquorish, liquor store, liquor up, lira

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Example sentences from the Web for liquorice

William pressed into one of his hands a stick of liquorice and into the other a packet of chocolate.
Just William|Richmal Crompton
These are made of the purest refined juice or extract of liquorice, and have long been esteemed as a demulcent.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Its root is sweetish and mucilaginous, and is used as a substitute for liquorice (Indian liquorice).
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various
No word had been spoken by Mr. Zancig after my wife had whispered the word "Liquorice."
Telepathy|W. W. Baggally

Why, I'll tell you, the liquorice is all gone, and he won't order any more.
Poor Jack|Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for liquorice

liquorice

US and Canadian licorice

/ (ˈlɪkərɪs, -ərɪʃ) /

noun

a perennial Mediterranean leguminous shrub, Glycyrrhiza glabra, having spikes of pale blue flowers and flat red-brown pods

the dried root of this plant, used as a laxative and in confectionery

a sweet having a liquorice flavour

Word Origin for liquorice

C13: via Anglo-Norman and Old French from Late Latin liquirītia, from Latin glycyrrhīza, from Greek glukurrhiza, from glukus sweet + rhiza root

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单词	liquorice
释义	liquorice [ lik-uh-rish, lik-rish, lik-er-is ] / ˈlɪk ə rɪʃ, ˈlɪk rɪʃ, ˈlɪk ər ɪs / noun Chiefly British. a variant of licorice. Words nearby liquorice liquid storax, liquidus, liquid x, liquify, liquor, liquorice, liquorice allsorts, liquorish, liquor store, liquor up, lira Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for liquorice William pressed into one of his hands a stick of liquorice and into the other a packet of chocolate. Just William\|Richmal Crompton These are made of the purest refined juice or extract of liquorice, and have long been esteemed as a demulcent. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley Its root is sweetish and mucilaginous, and is used as a substitute for liquorice (Indian liquorice). The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1\|Various No word had been spoken by Mr. Zancig after my wife had whispered the word "Liquorice." Telepathy\|W. W. Baggally Why, I'll tell you, the liquorice is all gone, and he won't order any more. Poor Jack\|Frederick Marryat British Dictionary definitions for liquorice liquorice US and Canadian licorice / (ˈlɪkərɪs, -ərɪʃ) / noun a perennial Mediterranean leguminous shrub, Glycyrrhiza glabra, having spikes of pale blue flowers and flat red-brown pods the dried root of this plant, used as a laxative and in confectionery a sweet having a liquorice flavour Word Origin for liquorice C13: via Anglo-Norman and Old French from Late Latin liquirītia, from Latin glycyrrhīza, from Greek glukurrhiza, from glukus sweet + rhiza root Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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