aqua vitae
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of aqua vitae
1375–1425; late Middle English aqua vite < Latin: water of life; aquavit, whiskey
Example Sentences
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As I understand by report I am much charged with starving the colony, I did always give every man his allowance faithfully, both of corn, oil, aqua vitae, etc., as was by the council proportioned.
From Literature
Over time, roughly standard recipes emerged, with names that evoke a Hogwartsian blend of early herbology and outright alchemy: aqua mirabilis, water of flowers, saffron bitters, aqua vitae.
From New York Times
In a world of contaminated and dangerous water supplies, alcohol truly earned the title granted it in the Middle Ages: aqua vitae, the “water of life.”
From Scientific American
At the tables were seated mostly men, taking coffee or vermouth or aqua vitae, all familiar and easy, without the modern self-consciousness.
From Project Gutenberg
To finish things properly there is still wanting the famous aqua vitae, which we are sorry to state is not in our means to furnish.
From Project Gutenberg
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