sherry

¹

[ sher-ee ]

noun

, plural sher·ries.

1. a fortified, amber-colored wine of southern Spain or any of various similar wines made elsewhere.

Sherry

²

[ sher-ee ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Charlotte.

sherry

/ ˈʃɛrɪ /

noun

1. a fortified wine, originally from the Jerez region in S Spain, usually drunk as an apéritif

Word History and Origins

Origin of sherry¹

1590–1600; back formation from sherris, construed as a plural

Word History and Origins

Origin of sherry¹

C16: from earlier sherris (assumed to be plural), from Spanish Xeres, now Jerez

Example Sentences

Well, the sherry allows more flavor to come out of the wood than could otherwise be extracted.

From The Daily Beast

The next thing I remember was waking up in his bed back at the Sherry, naked.

From The Daily Beast

Sherry is a wine of many styles and narratives, and Angelou appreciated challenge.

From The Daily Beast

Closing his interview with Angelou, Plimpton wondered how sherry influenced her rituals after finishing a project.

From The Daily Beast

What makes it so good, and where should the sherry virgin begin?

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Tincture of guaiac, diluted to a light sherry-wine color (keep in a dark-glass bottle).

From Project Gutenberg

They lunched astonishingly well at Sherry's and drove afterwards in the Central Park.

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But Webber shoved him roughly on into a clump of squat trees that were the color of sherry wine, with flat thick leaves.

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Sherry we banished, and Marsala and liqueurs, and there was always good home-made lemonade available.

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The orphan was so angry at this that, unheeding what he was doing, he drank off nearly a tumblerful of strong sherry at once.

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