Dubonnet
a brand of sweet, red or white, aromatized wine, used chiefly as an apéritif.
(lowercase) a deep purple-red color.
(lowercase) of the color dubonnet.
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How to use Dubonnet in a sentence
Her father listened to her, sipping his Dubonnet with an air of intense satisfaction.
Rough-Hewn | Dorothy CanfieldBut it's all right and square, Monsieur Dubonnet's a sportsman.
King of Ranleigh | F. S. (Frederick Sadlier) BreretonI bought her another Dubonnet—what stranger would have done less?
Europe After 8:15 | H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington WrightEven Susanne reddened, and then Monsieur Dubonnet relieved the tension by laughing uproariously.
King of Ranleigh | F. S. (Frederick Sadlier) Brereton
British Dictionary definitions for dubonnet (1 of 2)
/ (djuːˈbɒneɪ) /
a dark purplish-red colour
(as adjective): a dubonnet coat
Origin of dubonnet
1British Dictionary definitions for Dubonnet (2 of 2)
/ (djuːˈbɒneɪ) /
trademark a sweet usually red apéritif wine flavoured with quinine and cinchona
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