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sherry definition

sherry (s̸her′ē)

noun pl. sherries -·ries

  1. a Spanish fortified wine varying in color from light yellow to dark brown and in flavor from very dry to sweet
  2. any similar wine made elsewhere

Etymology: taken as sing. of earlier sherris, after Xeres (now Jerez), Spain, where first made

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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