Dubonnet

[doo-buh-ney, dyoo-]

Trademark.

a brand of sweet, red or white, aromatized wine, used chiefly as an apéritif.

noun

(lowercase) a deep purple-red color.

adjective

(lowercase) of the color dubonnet.

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Her father listened to her, sipping his Dubonnet with an air of intense satisfaction.
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British Dictionary definitions for dubonnet

dubonnet

noun

1. a dark purplish-red colour
2. (as adjective)a dubonnet coat

Word Origin for dubonnet

from Dubonnet

Dubonnet

noun

trademark a sweet usually red apéritif wine flavoured with quinine and cinchona

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Word Origin and History for dubonnet

Dubonnet

sweet French aperitif, 1913, trademark name, from the name of a family of French wine merchants.