spirits of wine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spirits of wine
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
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And my spirits of wine were coming nearer and nearer, and at last arrived, in the midst of this conflict of news, which might any day turn into a conflict of bullets and shells.
From The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire by Chatrian, Alexandre
We hear nothing from the direction of Strasburg and Sarrebruck; the allies are collecting still, but they do not move; my spirits of wine are safe!
From The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire by Chatrian, Alexandre
Dressing for Silk Wrappings.—Cobbler's wax dissolved in spirits of wine.
From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Bradford, Charles Barker
If it had not been for the thought of my spirits of wine, I would have gone straight back to Phalsburg, but fortunately that thought prevailed, and I said: "Make haste, Schweyer, make haste!"
From The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire by Chatrian, Alexandre
"Yes," I replied, "all right, excellent; your plan was a good one; and now, if the spirits of wine only come, we shall be happy."
From The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire by Chatrian, Alexandre
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