Brandy

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brandy \Bran"dy\, n.; pl. {Brandies}. [From older brandywine,
     brandwine, fr. D. brandewijn, fr. p. p. of branden to burn,
     distill + wijn wine, akin to G. branntwein. See {Brand}.]
     A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is
     also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the
     United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In


     northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from
     grain.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Brandy fruit}, fruit preserved in brandy and sugar.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  brandy
       n : distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  BRANDY. A spirituous liquor made of wine by distillation. See stat. 22 Car. 
  H. c. 4. 
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  BRANDY, n.  A cordial composed of one part thunder-and-lightning, one
  part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-
  grave and four parts clarified Satan.  Dose, a headful all the time. 
  Brandy is said by Dr. Johnson to be the drink of heroes.  Only a hero
  will venture to drink it.