cigar
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
Idioms about cigar
no cigar, Informal. not being a winning or successful effort, as if not good enough to earn a cigar as a prize: He made a good try at fielding the ball, but no cigar.
Origin of cigar
1Other words from cigar
- ci·gar·less, adjective
- ci·gar·like, adjective
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How to use cigar in a sentence
Like that tourist handing out cigars, I, too, had a family member in one of the towers that had been struck by a plane.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe last of the cigars was handed out and the Che lookalike was paid and went back in search of other tourists.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was real joy on his face doling out the cigars and giving some to his wife to pass out from the box.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd visitors can bring up to $100 worth of Cuban cigars back to the U.S. with them.
Obama Realizes What 10 Presidents Didn’t: Isolating Cuba Doesn’t Work | Christopher Dickey | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCuban cigars are world-renowned for their quality and craftsmanship, and Americans have loved this major Cuban export for decades.
He smoked two cigars; then he went inside and drank another glass of wine.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinMr. Pontellier once more seated himself with elevated feet, and after a reasonable interval of time smoked some more cigars.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinDearer than the cigarritos are the cigars, which are not inferior to the best Havanna.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Sir Walter Scott smoked in his carriage, and regularly after dinner, loving both pipes and cigars.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The time passed along quickly; the coffee was excellent, the cigars soft and of the nutty flavour he loved.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for cigar
/ (sɪˈɡɑː) /
a cylindrical roll of cured tobacco leaves, for smoking
Origin of cigar
1Collins 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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