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Goldwasser

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[gohld-vah-ser, -wah-, gawlt-vah-suhr] / ˈgoʊld vɑ sər, -wɑ-, ˈgɔltˌvɑ sər /

noun

  1. a liqueur flavored with spices, figs, lemons, and herbs, and having minute flakes of gold leaf in suspension.


Etymology

Origin of Goldwasser

1915–20; < German, equivalent to Gold gold + Wasser water

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The psychedelic, synth-pop duo of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser joke “Musically speaking, we are running at around 20% adult contemporary.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2024

In 1954, he married Louise Goldwasser, who became a legal scholar.

From Washington Post Jul. 26, 2021

Rachel Goldwasser, a research analyst with the Southern Poverty Law Center, said Bundy’s sense of righteousness scares her.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2021

Egyptologist Orly Goldwasser at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem thinks most of the immigrants probably traveled to Egypt in peace.

From Science Magazine Jul. 15, 2020

Well, now I'm goin' to uncork the Danziger Goldwasser.

From The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II by Hauptmann, Gerhart

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