Barsac

[ bahr-sak; French bar-sak ]

noun
  1. a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.

  2. a sweet, white Sauterne from here.

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How to use Barsac in a sentence

  • Why—why, that is Monsieur de Barsac, who came over on our ship!

    The Adventures of a Modest Man | Robert W. Chambers
  • Captain de Barsac appeared extremely doubtful, but entirely at our disposal.

    The Adventures of a Modest Man | Robert W. Chambers
  • So, with my daughters in the centre, and Captain de Barsac and myself thrown out in strong flanking parties, we began our march.

    The Adventures of a Modest Man | Robert W. Chambers
  • It was astonishing to see how tirelessly De Barsac held those opera-glasses, which must have weighed at least an ounce.

    The Adventures of a Modest Man | Robert W. Chambers
  • I was smoking restlessly in the conservatory of the hotel when a bellboy brought me the card of Captain le Vicmte de Barsac.

    The Adventures of a Modest Man | Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for Barsac

Barsac

/ (ˈbɑːsæk, French barsak) /


noun
  1. a sweet French white wine produced around the town of Barsac in the Gironde

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