verjuice
/ˈvɝd͡ʒuːs/
verjuice noun: a very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes, crab-apples, or other sour fruit.
Noun
verjuice (usually uncountable, plural verjuices)
- A very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes, crab-apples, or other sour fruit.
- In this inſtance, there is (vpon the by) to be noted the Percolation, or Suing of the Veriuyce thorow the VVood; So as it ſeemeth, it muſt be firſt in a kinde of Vapour, before it paſſe.1631, Francis [Bacon], “I. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee...
- Alfred pulled a face as of one that drinketh verjuice unawares; but let it pass: hypercriticism was not his cue just then.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash
Verb
verjuice (third-person singular simple present verjuices, present participle verjuicing, simple past and past participle verjuiced)
- To render something sour; to embitter.
- There are few names to which a jingle or a joke cannot be fitted—witness, Twining, banker and tea-dealer: / ‘Twining would be whining / Were’t not for his tea;’ / and the ex-Lord Mayor, Sir John Key, where the inherent rhyme to ‘donkey’ verjuiced the baronetcy.1892, W[illiam] G[eorge] Thorpe, “Early Life and School Days”, in The Still Life of the Middle Temple with Some of Its Table Talk Preceded by Fifty Years’ Reminiscences, London: Richard Bentley and...
verjuice meaning in Urdu, Arabic and Persian
verjuice in Urdu
- مزاج, برتاؤ کی تلخی, ترش آب, ترش عرق
verjuice in Arabic
- very acidic juice
- حصرم ḥuṣrum
verjuice in Persian
- very acidic juice
- آبغوره âb-ġure
Forms of verjuice
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | verjuices |
| alternative form | verjus |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | verjuices |
| present participle | verjuicing |
| past participle | verjuiced |
| past | verjuiced |
Origin of verjuice
From Middle English verjous, vergeous, from Old French vertjus, verjus (French verjus), from vert + jus. First attested in c. 1302.
Words formed from verjuice
- sour as verjuice
- verjuiced
Questions about verjuice
- What does verjuice mean?
- Verjuice means a very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes, crab-apples, or other sour fruit.
- What is verjuice in Urdu?
- Verjuice in Urdu is مزاج, برتاؤ کی تلخی, ترش آب. See Verjuice meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is verjuice?
- Verjuice can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce verjuice?
- Verjuice is pronounced /ˈvɝd͡ʒuːs/.
- What is the plural of verjuice?
- The plural of verjuice is verjuices.
Words near verjuice in the dictionary
Source and license
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