sherris
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sherris
1530–40; < Spanish ( vino de ) Xeres (wine of ) Xeres (now Jerez )
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Twill tell thee—the cavaliers drink lustily, and of claret and sherris with spice, whereas, it is true, the elect chiefly do affect ale.
From Cromwell by Richards, Alfred B.
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
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