mirabelle

[ mir-uh-bel, mir-uh-bel ]

/ ˌmɪr əˈbɛl, ˈmɪr əˌbɛl /

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noun

a dry, white plum brandy from Alsace.

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Origin of mirabelle

1700–10; <French; Middle French mirabolanmyrobalan, by folk etymology

Words nearby mirabelle

Miquelon, mir, Mira, Mirabeau, Mirabel, mirabelle, mirabile dictu, mirabilia, mirabilite, Mira Ceti, miracidium

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How to use mirabelle in a sentence

From the strain of this baffling position Andrew sought relief in the company of Mirabelle Tremonceau.
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Minutes grew into hours with unbelievable celerity in the company of Mirabelle Tremonceau.
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He recognized, or seemed to recognize, in Mirabelle a fruit forbidden, but told himself that it was a passing episode.
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Mirabelle had removed her veil and hat, but was still at the mirror, touching the trifling disarrangement of her hair.
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Mirabelle had risen, and come across to the piano, and the words were spoken in a voice barely above a whisper.
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British Dictionary definitions for mirabelle

mirabelle

/ (ˈmɪrəˌbɛl) /

noun

a small sweet yellow-orange fruit that is a variety of greengage

a liqueur distilled from this

Word Origin for mirabelle

C18: from French

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