Verjuice

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The acidic juice of crab apples or other sour fruit, such as unripe grapes.
  • n. Sourness, as of disposition.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The sour juice of crab apples, of green or unripe grapes, apples, etc.; also, an acid liquor made from such juice.
  • n. Tartness; sourness, as of disposition.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An acid liquor expressed from crab-apples, unripe grapes, etc., used for culinary and other purposes.
  • n. Sourness or acidity of temper, manner, or expression; tartness.
  • To make sour or acid.
  • Word Usage
    "But the Venetian recipe bestows real status on this humble ingredient by cooking it in almond milk, adding hot fat, then serving it with roast goose and a caramel-colored sauce made from the goose liver pounded with egg yolk, vinegar, and agresto—the sour grape condiment known as verjuice in English."
    Verb Form
    verjuiced    verjuices   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tartness   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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