eau de vie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of eau de vie
Literally, water of life; aqua vitae
Example Sentences
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“They would use real apple juice or clarified apple juice or they would use an eau de vie from Europe.”
From Salon
If any of you uncover some ancient recipe for pickles and eau de vie, something that balances the humors, perhaps, let me know.
From Seattle Times
You can even try an eau de vie, an unaged brandy made with the same fruit as the liqueur.
From Washington Post
Taking the play in is like sipping a rarefied eau de vie, the kind that scalds as it cools.
From New York Times
Take another step and distill the wines, and you have an entirely different set of distinctive preserved fruits in the form of brandy, eau de vie, slivovitz and so on.
From New York Times
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