/bran"dee/ , n. , pl. brandies , v. , brandied, brandying .
n.
1. a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc.
v.t.
2. to mix, flavor, or preserve with brandy.
[ 1615-25; short for brandywine brandewijn burnt (i.e., distilled) wine ]