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angels' share

angels' share noun: the portion of a wine, whiskey or other alcoholic spirit's volume that is lost to evaporation during aging, particularly while it matures in barrels (and evaporates through the porous wood).

Noun

angels' share (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The portion of a wine, whiskey or other alcoholic spirit's volume that is lost to evaporation during aging, particularly while it matures in barrels (and evaporates through the porous wood).
    Synonyms:
    angel's dram

Synonyms of angels' share

Forms of angels' share

alternative formangel's share

Questions about angels' share

What does angels' share mean?
Angels' share means the portion of a wine, whiskey or other alcoholic spirit's volume that is lost to evaporation during aging, particularly while it matures in barrels (and evaporates through the porous wood).
What part of speech is angels' share?
Angels' share is a noun.

Words near angels' share in the dictionary

  1. angels of death
  2. angels of mercy
  3. angels on horseback
  4. angels' advocates
  5. angels' dram
  6. angels' share
  7. angels-dancing-on-the-head-of-a-pin
  8. angelshark
  9. angelsharks
  10. angelship
  11. Angelucci

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