liquour
liquour is the obsolete form of liquor.
liquour is the obsolete spelling of liquor.
Meaning of liquor
Noun
liquor (countable and uncountable, plural liquors)
- A liquid, a fluid.
- Thus Water also, or any other Liquor, included in a convenient vessel, by being warmed, manifestly expands it self with a very great violence […]1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia
- A beverage, any drinkable liquid.
- A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
- Synonyms:
- stock, pot liquor, broth, bouillon
- A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
- Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
- Here the proprietor has had the good sense of holding on to the good old fashion of giving his customers their moneyworth of good wines and liquors.1879, Chas. McArmor, The New Handbook of Vienna […] , 2nd edition, Otto Maass, page 106
- Synonyms:
- spirits, booze, hard liquor, hard drink, strong drink, aqua vitae, water of life
- Any alcoholic beverage.
- Synonyms:
- adult beverage, alcohol, bevvy, booze, carouse, drink, fuddling, grog, hard drink, libation
Forms of liquour
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | liquours |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | liquours |
| present participle | liquouring |
| past participle | liquoured |
| past | liquoured |
Questions about liquour
- What is liquour the obsolete form of?
- Liquour is the obsolete form of liquor.
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