sherris
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sherris
1530–40; < Spanish ( vino de ) Xeres (wine of ) Xeres (now Jerez )
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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 Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman) O'Neill
And then, why, I’ve a few bottles of Geldino’s sherris that—that I’ll not open save on the rarest occasion.
From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 by Various
"There was a strange long preacher here, ages ago," inquired Springall, filling his silver cup with sherris; "he surely did not migrate with the higher powers?"
From The Buccaneer A Tale by Mrs. S. C. Hall
The despatches of good Mr. Perris Have the flavour of syrupy "sherris;" They enrapture the mind Of the sane and refined— Especially Ellaline Terriss.
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 by Various
She touched his shoulder lightly and added: “If my father calls for wine, later—later, mind you, we’ll have the sherris, Geldino’s own.”
From Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 by Various
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