noun a flavored water ice.
2. sherbet ·noun a preparation of bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, sugar, ·etc., variously flavored, for making an effervescing drink;
called also sherbet powder.
3. sherbet ·noun a refreshing drink, common in the east, made of the juice of some fruit, diluted, sweetened, and flavored in various ways; as, orange sherbet; lemon sherbet; raspberry sherbet, ·etc.