Barsac

[ bahr-sak; French bar-sak ]

/ ˈbɑr sæk; French barˈsak /

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noun

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

a sweet, white Sauterne from here.

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Words nearby Barsac

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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.
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I was smoking restlessly in the conservatory of the hotel when a bellboy brought me the card of Captain le Vicmte de Barsac.
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British Dictionary definitions for Barsac

Barsac

/ (ˈbɑːsæk, French barsak) /

noun

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

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