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

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

Very good sherris this, i' faith!—the true nutty flavour.

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

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

But the sherris warms it, and makes its course from the inwards to the parts extreme.

From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by Moore, John Hamilton

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