SHERRY


Meaning of SHERRY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a fortified wine orig. from S. Spain. 2 a glass of this. sherry cobbler see COBBLER 2. sherry-glass a small wineglass used for sherry.

[ earlier sherris f. Sp. (vino de) Xeres (now Jerez de la Frontera) in Andalusia ]

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