vermouth

[ ver-mooth ]

/ vərˈmuθ /

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noun

an aromatized white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, bitters, and other flavorings have been steeped.

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Origin of vermouth

1800–10; <French (now vermout) <German Wermuth (now Wermut) absinthe, wormwood

Words nearby vermouth

verminous, vermis, vermivorous, Vermont, Vermonter, vermouth, vermouth cassis, Vern, Verna, vernacular, vernacularism

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How to use vermouth in a sentence

Mildly herbal and utterly beguiling, the wine is like vermouth without the kick, and may transport your mind to a scenic mountain pasture studded with herbs and brush.
Patagonia wants us to rethink how we drink with its new list of natural wines, ciders and sakes|Dave McIntyre|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
Gin and white vermouth shaken with salted pomegranate syrup, dappled with rosewater.
Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending|Anne Berry|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Campari, Vermouth, and elderflower have all been used throughout history to treat measles, inflammatory diseases, and more.
Lights, Camera, Cocktails|Brody Brown|September 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But then I had another startling revelation—one that could not be so easily washed off with vermouth… 48.
Life as the 'PC Guy'|The Daily Beast Video|November 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST

And so did Val Clayton, who also came that year, merely in order to see what sort of vermouth they sold at the other hotels.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions
Vermouth and absinthe had been served to whet their appetites, and every one had been at once put into good spirits.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII.|Guy de Maupassant
The poets, as soon as they had had vermouth and biscottini di Novara, also went away.
The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres
Now be a good girl, Priscilla, and please dear don't drink straight vermouth—remember what happened last time.
A Parody Outline of History|Donald Ogden Stewart
He had finished and was smoking over a glass of vermouth at one of the tables by the parapet of the place.
Riviera Towns|Herbert Adams Gibbons

British Dictionary definitions for vermouth

vermouth

/ (ˈvɜːməθ, vəˈmuːθ) /

noun

any of several wines containing aromatic herbs and some other flavourings

Word Origin for vermouth

C19: from French, from German Wermut wormwood (absinthe)

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