sherry
sherry definition
sherry (s̸her′ē)
noun pl. sherries -·ries
- a Spanish fortified wine varying in color from light yellow to dark brown and in flavor from very dry to sweet
- 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.
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