spirits of wine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spirits of wine
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
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I do not say this to compare myself with Napoleon, but the buying of these twelve pipes of spirits of wine was my battle of Austerlitz.
From The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire by Chatrian, Alexandre
If damp has only just commenced its attack, the part affected should first be touched with a wash of spirits of wine, and when dry with a very weak solution of oxalic acid.
From Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs by Slater, J. Herbert (John Herbert)
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
As for me, I thought of nothing but my spirits of wine, and all the time I was selling, weighing, and handling money, it was never out of my mind.
From The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire by Chatrian, Alexandre
I trembled to the ends of my hair; my spirits of wine were still on the road; I considered myself a ruined man.
From The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire by Chatrian, Alexandre
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