verjuice

American  

[vur-joos] / ˈvɜrˌdʒus /

noun

1. an acid liquor made from the sour juice of crab apples, unripe grapes, etc., formerly much used for culinary and other purposes.

2. sourness, as of temper or expression.

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adjective

1. of or relating to verjuice.

2. sour in temper, expression, etc.

verjuice British  

/ ˈvɜːˌdʒuːs /

noun

1. 1. the acid juice of unripe grapes, apples, or crab apples, formerly much used in making sauces, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      verjuice sauce

2. rare

   1. sourness or sharpness of temper, looks, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a verjuice old wife

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verb

1. rare (tr) to make sour; embitter

Etymology

Origin of verjuice

1275–1325; Middle English verjuis < Middle French vertjus, equivalent to vert green (< Latin viridis ) + jus juice

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Example Sentences

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verjuice

I have used the hard-to-find verjuice instead of lemon, and once included a little honey in the recipe.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2017

Cyder is made from the rotting Crabs; also a kind of vinegar called verjuice, or vargis.

From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Edward Step

No, Howard wasn't the sort that hankered for verjuice.

From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler

"The little fellow with the starched, stiff face—looking as sour as if he had drunk verjuice."

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 by Various

The wild "Scrab," or Crab Apple, armed with thorns, grows in our fields and hedgerows, furnishing verjuice, which is rich in tannin, and a most useful application for old sprains.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

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