- spirituous liquor
- A liquor composed, in whole or in part, of alcohol extracted by a process of distillation. 30 Am J Rev ed Intox L § 12.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
spirituous liquor
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liquor — n. 1. Liquid, fluid, liquid substance. 2. Spirituous or alcoholic liquid, spirituous liquor, alcoholic drink, strong drink … New dictionary of synonyms
spirituous — adj. 1 containing much alcohol. 2 distilled, as whisky, rum, etc. (spirituous liquor). Derivatives: spirituousness n. Etymology: L spiritus spirit, or F spiritueux … Useful english dictionary
Liquor — Liq uor (l[i^]k [ e]r), n. [OE. licour, licur, OF. licur, F. liqueur, fr. L. liquor, fr. liquere to be liquid. See {Liquid}, and cf. {Liqueur}.] 1. Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Liquor of flints — Liquor Liq uor (l[i^]k [ e]r), n. [OE. licour, licur, OF. licur, F. liqueur, fr. L. liquor, fr. liquere to be liquid. See {Liquid}, and cf. {Liqueur}.] 1. Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Liquor of Libavius — Liquor Liq uor (l[i^]k [ e]r), n. [OE. licour, licur, OF. licur, F. liqueur, fr. L. liquor, fr. liquere to be liquid. See {Liquid}, and cf. {Liqueur}.] 1. Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Liquor sanguinis — Liquor Liq uor (l[i^]k [ e]r), n. [OE. licour, licur, OF. licur, F. liqueur, fr. L. liquor, fr. liquere to be liquid. See {Liquid}, and cf. {Liqueur}.] 1. Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Liquor silicum — Liquor Liq uor (l[i^]k [ e]r), n. [OE. licour, licur, OF. licur, F. liqueur, fr. L. liquor, fr. liquere to be liquid. See {Liquid}, and cf. {Liqueur}.] 1. Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Liquor thief — Liquor Liq uor (l[i^]k [ e]r), n. [OE. licour, licur, OF. licur, F. liqueur, fr. L. liquor, fr. liquere to be liquid. See {Liquid}, and cf. {Liqueur}.] 1. Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spirituous — Wine Wine, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel. v[=i]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o i^nos, ?, and E. withy. Cf. {Vine}, {Vineyard}, {Vinous}, {Withy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
liquor — liquory, adj. /lik euhr/ or, for 3, /lik wawr/, n. 1. a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer. 2. any liquid substance, as broth from cooked meats or vegetables. 3.… … Universalium
