beeswing

American  

[beez-wing] / ˈbizˌwɪŋ /

noun

1. a light, flaky deposit found in port and some other bottle-aged wines.

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beeswing British  

/ ˈbiːzˌwɪŋ /

noun

1. a light filmy crust of tartar that forms in port and some other wines after long keeping in the bottle

2. a port or other wine containing beeswing

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Etymology

Origin of beeswing

First recorded in 1855–60; bee ¹ + 's ¹ + wing

Example Sentences

Exactly, but there was beeswing only in one glass.

From The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Ha, ha!--see there, your port, Sir Bale, gives a fellow such habits—looking for the beeswing, by Jove.

From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

‘Fine port that,’ said he, smacking his lips and holding up the glass to the light to see the beeswing.

From Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

He takes less pride in the beeswing who sees the shroud in the bottle.

From English Secularism A Confession Of Belief by Holyoake, George Jacob

What shall I pour from this magic bottle? juice of Rhine, blood of Burgundy, fire of Spain, bubble of Rheims, beeswing of Oporto, honey of Cyprus, nectar, or whiskey?

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 by Various