单词 | verjuice |
释义 | verjuice[ vur-joos ] / ˈvɜrˌdʒus / nounan acid liquor made from the sour juice of crab apples, unripe grapes, etc., formerly much used for culinary and other purposes. sourness, as of temper or expression. adjective Also verjuiced .of or relating to verjuice. sour in temper, expression, etc. Origin of verjuice1275–1325; Middle English verjuis<Middle French vertjus, equivalent to vert green (<Latin viridis) + jusjuice Words nearby verjuiceVeríssimo, veritable, veritas, vérité, verity, verjuice, Verkhne-Udinsk, Verkhoyansk Range, verkrampte, Verlaine, verlan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for verjuiceBritish Dictionary definitions for verjuiceverjuice / (ˈvɜːˌdʒuːs) / noun
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verb(tr) rare to make sour; embitter Word Origin for verjuiceC14: from Old French vert jus green (unripe) juice, from Old French vert green (from Latin viridis) + jus juice (from Latin jūs) 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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