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brewage

American  
[broo-ij] / ˈbru ɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a fermented liquor brewed from malt.


brewage British  
/ ˈbruːɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a product of brewing; brew

  2. the process of brewing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of brewage

1535–45; brew + -age; modeled on beverage

Example Sentences

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But, I must beg you, of the oldest brewage; The years a double strength produce.

From Faust by Taylor, Bayard

Make the brewage sure, quick, decisive; there must be no mistake about it.

From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard

She kneeled hastily at his side, and put the enchanted brewage to his lips, but he could neither drink nor speak, for he was dead, as I have told you.

From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de

The "milk," as he termed it, was a strong brewage of Spanish wine, singularly luxurious and palatable.

From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

"But, most honored doctor, your culture-cure is a brewage of classic and scientific education, a teaspoonful every hour, to be well shaken before taken--probatum est."

From Landolin by Auerbach, Berthold

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