cassis
[ka-sees; French ka-sees]
- crème de cassis.
- (italics) French.
- a black currant.
- a brandy distilled from black currants.
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Origin of cassis
From French
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I never so much as looked on them as men—not in that way, for a Cassis woman, m'sieu.
"Fin Tireur"Robert Hichens
There'd been claims of revolt on Cassis, but he hadn't been suspicious then.
Talents, IncorporatedWilliam Fitzgerald Jenkins
These shell-cameos are made from the genus Cassis, the helmet shells.
This genus is distinguished from Cassis by the outer lip, which is not reflected.
A Conchological ManualGeorge Brettingham Sowerby
Strange to say nobody has ever started a cassis still on this side.
Cakes & AleEdward Spencer
cassis
- a blackcurrant cordial
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Word Origin for cassis
C19: from French
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Word Origin and History for cassis
black currant liquor, 1907, from French cassis (16c.) "black currant," apparently from Latin cassia (see cassia). The modern liqueur dates from mid-19c.
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