grenadine

1
[ gren-uh-deen, gren-uh-deen ]

noun
  1. a thin fabric of leno weave in silk, nylon, rayon, or wool.

Origin of grenadine

1
1850–55; <French, perhaps after Granada, Spain. See -ine1

Words Nearby grenadine

Other definitions for grenadine (2 of 2)

grenadine2
[ gren-uh-deen, gren-uh-deen ]

noun
  1. a syrup made from pomegranate juice.

Origin of grenadine

2
1700–10; <French, diminutive of grenade pomegranate. See grenade, -ine1

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How to use grenadine in a sentence

  • Jeannie laughed and blushed until her cheeks matched the grenadine.

    Husks | Marion Harland
  • "Let us go and have a grenadine first of all," she remarked.

  • Say what you like about us then—abuse us, if you like—we shan't care a solitary grenadine!

  • And one of the girls had gone, leaving her just sipped grenadine syrup and seltzer-water.

    The Mountebank | William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for grenadine (1 of 2)

grenadine1

/ (ˌɡrɛnəˈdiːn) /


noun
  1. a light thin leno-weave fabric of silk, wool, rayon, or nylon, used esp for dresses

Origin of grenadine

1
C19: from French, from earlier grenade silk with a grained texture, from grenu grained; see grain

British Dictionary definitions for grenadine (2 of 2)

grenadine2

/ (ˌɡrɛnəˈdiːn, ˈɡrɛnəˌdiːn) /


noun
  1. a syrup made from pomegranate juice, used as a sweetening and colouring agent in various drinks

    • a moderate reddish-orange colour

    • (as adjective): a grenadine coat

Origin of grenadine

2
C19: from French: a little pomegranate, from grenade pomegranate; see grenade

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