sherris
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sherris
1530–40; < Spanish ( vino de ) Xeres (wine of ) Xeres (now Jerez )
Example Sentences
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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
Lord, Jack, what a sherris that was!—'twas meat and drink; a thing to put marrow in your bones—cool and clear it was, and rich withal—cool on the tongue and warm in the stomach.
From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black
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 Washington Irving
The sherris mantling Still about each mouth, mayhap, Breeds you insight—just a scantling— Brings me truth out—just a scrap.
From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Helen Archibald Clarke
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 John Hamilton Moore
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