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cider Definition

ci·der (dər)

noun

the juice pressed from apples or, formerly, from other fruits, used as a beverage or for making vinegar: hard cider is fermented and sweet cider is not

Etymology: ME cidre, sider < OFr sidre, cidere < LL(Ec) sicera < Gr(Ec) sikera, an intoxicating drink, of Sem orig., as in Akkadian ikaru, barley beer, Heb shēkār, strong drink of grain and honey < shākar, to become intoxicated

cider Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • brew: Windy makes home brew cider, and whittles wood.
  • pour: From that night onwards Brother Leonard always poured the cider over hot sulfur.
  • drink: I also started drinking far too much cheap student union cider.

Adjective modifier

  • bottled: He also makes Kingston Black cider and sells bottled ciders.
  • sparkling: Stronger drinks like spirits, and fizzy drinks like champagne or sparkling cider, are absorbed more quickly.
  • sweet: The secret was closely guarded by the abbey who became renown for their sweet, mellow cider.
  • rough: Their most popular brand was Scrumpy Jack, a dry, slightly rough cider.
  • dry: Try to find a dry cider made from a single variety of apple.

Modifies a noun

  • vinegar: Mix a teaspoon of cider vinegar with a glass of water.
  • brandy: Find out all about cider making, buy cider or cider brandy.
  • apple: Passed through orchards of old fashioned cider apple trees with wierd sounding names.
  • orchard: However, some of the fields show past use as cider orchards by the presence of gnarled Somerset varieties of apple trees.
  • drinker: Helen Chappell gets a gig at Wallington Are you a cider drinker?
  • mill: The next most common is the cider mill, which would help process some of the vast amounts of apples produced in the county.

Noun used with modifier

  • scrumpy: Hobbies and interests include Italian zombie horror movies, rock music and sampling the local Somerset scrumpy cider.
  • keg: Cider keg Cider is made from pressed apples which undergo a process of fermentation.
  • draft: No draft cider was sold, it was all bottled.
  • apple: Or how about a shot of hot spiced apple cider or even the classic warming mulled wine?
  • tablespoon: Weight Loss - Combine 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar and 1 tablespoon honey in an 8 ounce glass of unsweetened grapefruit juice.
  • pear: In the USA, the term pear cider is used for perry.

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