2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sherbet \Sher"bet\, n. [Ar. sherbet, shorbet, sharbat, properly, one drink or sip, a draught, beverage, from shariba to drink. Cf. {Sorbet}, {Sirup}, {Shrub} a drink.] 1. A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice of some fruit, diluted, sweetened, and flavored in various ways; as, orange sherbet; lemon sherbet; raspberry sherbet, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A flavored water ice. [1913 Webster] 3. A preparation of bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, sugar, etc., variously flavored, for making an effervescing drink; -- called also {sherbet powder}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sherbet n : an ice containing milk [syn: {sherbert}, {sorbet}]
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