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beeswing

/ˈbiːzwɪŋ/

beeswing noun: a filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.

Noun

beeswing (usually uncountable, plural beeswings)

  1. (usually) A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
    • The three glasses were grouped together, all of them tinged with wine, and one of them containing some dregs of beeswing.1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Abbey Grange, Norton, published 2005, page 1170
  2. (usually) Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.

Forms of beeswing

pluralbeeswings

Origin of beeswing

From bee + -s- + wing.

Words formed from beeswing

Questions about beeswing

What does beeswing mean?
Beeswing means a filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
What part of speech is beeswing?
Beeswing is a noun.
How do you pronounce beeswing?
Beeswing is pronounced /ˈbiːzwɪŋ/.
What is the plural of beeswing?
The plural of beeswing is beeswings.

Words near beeswing in the dictionary

  1. beeswarms
  2. beeswax
  3. beeswaxed
  4. beeswaxes
  5. beeswaxing
  6. beeswing
  7. beeswinged
  8. beeswings
  9. beet
  10. beet armyworm
  11. beet armyworms

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