Sherbet

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.
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     2. A flavored water ice.
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     3. A preparation of bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid,
        sugar, etc., variously flavored, for making an
        effervescing drink; -- called also {sherbet powder}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sherbet
       n : an ice containing milk [syn: {sherbert}, {sorbet}]