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Liebfraumilch definition

Lieb·frau·milch (lēb′fro̵u milk′; Ger lēp′fro̵u milH′)

noun

a variety of white Rhine wine

Etymology: Ger contr. < Liebfrauenmilch, orig. jocular formation (after Liebfrauenstift, monastery of our dear lady, i.e., the Virgin Mary) < lieb, dear + frauen, obs. gen. of frau, lady + milch, milk: the wine was first produced at the monastery in Worms

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