sherris

American  

[sher-is] / ˈʃɛr ɪs /

noun

Archaic.

1. sherry.

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Etymology

Origin of sherris

1530–40; < Spanish ( vino de ) Xeres (wine of ) Xeres (now Jerez )

Example Sentences

Tennyson had his port, whereto clings a good old tradition; sherris sack belongs to a nobler age; these drinks are not for us. 

From The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft by Gissing, George

Many of the games and ceremonials of Christmas have entirely disappeared, and like the sherris sack of old Falstaff, are become matters of speculation and dispute among commentators.

From Old Christmas by Irving, Washington

Port takes its name from Oporto, in Portugal; and sherry, which used to be called "sherris," comes from the name of Xeres, a Spanish town.

From Stories That Words Tell Us by O'Neill, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman)

"Eigh—poor Meary! hoo's to be berried here this mornin," observed Bess, emptying the bottle of sherris into a pot, and placing the latter on the fire.

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison

Would it be Geldino’s sherris or Canary Malmsey, or would I have to content myself with a royal port lately brought from France?”

From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 by Various