vermouth
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vermouth
1800–10; < French (now vermout ) < German Wermuth (now Wermut ) absinthe, wormwood
Example Sentences
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As time went on, "we also sold a lot of cocktail tools and common cocktail ingredients. Vermouth became very popular. People couldn't go to bars and had a lot of time on their hands."
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2021
The Bonzos had little commercial success, their biggest hit coming in 1968 with the single “I’m an Urban Spaceman,” produced by Bonzos fan Paul McCartney under the pseudonym Apollo C. Vermouth.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2019
Daily, she is greeted by a full-size, antique leopard in her hallway, a wallaby named Wallace Herbstead who holds her house keys and a cobra named Simon Vermouth.
From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2018
The Vermouth Sour, by contrast, vibrates at higher frequencies, strong and acidic.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2017
The Earl had gone in to get his mixed Vermouth, and outside his daughter and the soldier-man sat and talked.
From Men, Women and Guns by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)
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