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| liq·uor [ líkər ] |
noun (plural liq·uors) |
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1. alcoholic beverage: an alcoholic drink, especially of the type produced by distillation, e.g. whiskey, rather than of the type produced by fermentation, e.g. wine or beer
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2. cooking liquid: a reduced liquid or juice left after cooking food, used as a sauce or as a basis for sauces
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3. solution of drug: a concentrated solution of a drug in a liquid, usually water
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4. water in which malt is steeped: warm water added to malt in order to produce wort in the brewing process
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle liq·uored, present participle liq·uor·ing, 3rd person present singular liq·uors) |
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steep malt in water: to steep malt in warm water in order to form wort in the brewing of beer
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin] |
