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[ bran-dee ] / ˈbræn di / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brandy ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural bran·dies.a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc. verb (used with object), bran·died, bran·dy·ing.to mix, flavor, or preserve with brandy. Origin of brandy1615–25; short for brandywine<Dutch brandewijn burnt (i.e., distilled) wine Words nearby brandybrandreth, brand stretching, Brandt, Brandt-Andrews maneuver, Brand X, brandy, brandy bottle, brandy butter, brandy mint, brandy snap, brandy snifter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brandyNow the gut was fueled not by Romanée-Conti and Château d'Yquem but by brandy--and a hell of a lot of it. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Claret for boys, port for men, and brandy for heroes, according to Dr. Johnson, and Hitch went for the heroic. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST But while McCartney was sipping a brandy, Lennon snuck up behind the future Sir Paul and clocked him on the back of the head. The Man Who Captured the Beatles Magic|Chantel Tattoli|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST So as they spy on us, we have a civic duty to return the favor - just like Brandy did with her smartphone. Stand Your Ground With Your Smartphone|Joe McLean|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I gave him some brandy from my medicinal store, which he drank with a grimace. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Into a large wide mouthed bottle, put French brandy, and fresh rose leaves, or lemon and orange peel. The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide|Anonymous Seneschal, let our faithful yeoman have a cup of brandy; it will be more germain to the matter.' Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott The saddle bags are brought in; they are full of bread and tinned meats and native fruits, brandy and wine from his own vineyards. Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock I rose, and plunging my hand into our saddle-bag, produced a bottle of brandy we had brought with us from Scutari. Stimulants are indispensable in distemper, so that bovril, claret, and brandy are required. Sporting Dogs|Frank Townend Barton
British Dictionary definitions for brandy
noun plural -diesan alcoholic drink consisting of spirit distilled from grape wine a distillation of wines made from other fruitsplum brandy Word Origin for brandyC17: from earlier brandewine, from Dutch brandewijn burnt wine, from bernen to burn or distil + wijn wine; compare German Branntwein 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 Words related to brandywhiskey, cognac, marc, aqua vitae, eau de vie |