snifter
Americannoun
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Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
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Informal. a very small drink of liquor.
noun
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a pear-shaped glass with a short stem and a bowl that narrows towards the top so that the aroma of brandy or a liqueur is retained
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informal a small quantity of alcoholic drink
Etymology
Origin of snifter
1840–50; derivative of snifter to sniff, snivel, Middle English snyfter; imitative
Example Sentences
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But in the 1980s and 1990s, the brandy snifter photo was an innovative, attainable luxury, and it became ubiquitous in some communities.
From New York Times
Of Ports, her most beloved Hollywood restaurant, which closed in 1992, she notes a brand of mineral water “served in brandy snifters with lots of ice and a slice of lime.”
From Los Angeles Times
It’s easier to take it all in if you’ve already secured a cocktail, especially one of the gin-and-tonics, served in stemless snifters and given aromatic emphasis by things like coriander seeds and lime leaves.
From New York Times
“The only impression the celebrated folk singer had made was a nasty ring from his brandy snifter on the MacLeish’s 1785 cherry table,” Ostrow wrote.
From New York Times
Jeff got belligerent and broke the snifter, then tried to blame me for it.
From Los Angeles Times
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