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

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 O'Neill, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman)

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

Stouter and brighter ale was not to be drunk in Lancashire than Bess brewed; nor was better sherris or clary to be found, go where you would, than in her cellars.

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

"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 Hall, S. C., Mrs.

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 Black, William