brandy

(bran′dē)

noun pl. brandies

an alcoholic liquor distilled from wine
a similar liquor distilled from the fermented juice of a specified fruit: cherry brandy

Origin: earlier brandywine < Du brandewijn, lit., burnt wine: so called from being distilled

transitive verb brandied, brandying

to flavor, mix, or preserve with brandy

See brandy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bran·dies

An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

transitive verb bran·died, bran·dy·ing, bran·dies

To preserve, flavor, or mix with brandy.

Origin:

Origin: Short for brandy-wine

Origin: , from Dutch brandewijn

Origin: : brandende

Origin: , present participle of branden, to burn; see g^wher- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + wijn, wine; see wine

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