sherris
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sherris
1530–40; < Spanish ( vino de ) Xeres (wine of ) Xeres (now Jerez )
Example Sentences
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Turtle and salmon and Strasbourg pie Pippins and cheese were there; And the bibulous Alderman wink'd his eye, For the sherris was old and rare.
From Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 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.
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
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
Ferne signed to the steward, and when the tankard was filled, raised the sherris to his lips.
From Sir Mortimer by Johnston, Mary
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