Rüdesheimer

[ roo-duhs-hahy-mer; German ry-duhs-hahy-muhr ]

/ ˈru dəsˌhaɪ mər; German ˈrü dəsˌhaɪ mər /

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noun

any of the Rheingau wines from the vineyards near Rüdesheim, a town on the Rhine River in W Germany.

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Origin of Rüdesheimer

Borrowed into English from German around 1790–1800

Words nearby Rüdesheimer

ruddy duck, ruddy turnstone, rude, rude awakening, ruderal, Rüdesheimer, rudiment, rudimentary, rudish, Rudny, Rudolf

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How to use Rüdesheimer in a sentence

It was a lucky idea of the old lady's, by the way, to think of ordering this Rudesheimer, in our character of Dutchmen!
The Chainbearer|J. Fenimore Cooper
Then to bed, each and all with more or less Rudesheimer or Hochheimer stowed away.
Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison|Austin Biron Bidwell
I placed two bottles of Rudesheimer on the table by his side; he looked at them and said, 'What a pity!
Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.)|Elliott Graeme
I'd rather see that, now, than old Groschen 's supper-table groaning with Wurst again, and running a river of Rudesheimer!
The Short Works of George Meredith|George Meredith

Neither was his speech or gait at all affected by the bottle of Rudesheimer (and he managed to get away with it all).
Fiddles|F. Hopkinson Smith

British Dictionary definitions for Rüdesheimer

Rudesheimer

/ (ˈruːdəsˌhaɪmə) /

noun

a white Rhine wine: named after the town of Rüdesheim on the Rhine

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