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eau de vie

[ ohduh-vee; English oh duh vee ]

noun

French.
  1. brandy, especially a coarser and less purified variety.


eau de vie

/ əʊ də viː; od vi /

noun

  1. brandy or other spirits
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of eau de vie1

Literally, water of life; aqua vitae
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of eau de vie1

French, literally: water of life
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Example Sentences

If any of you uncover some ancient recipe for pickles and eau de vie, something that balances the humors, perhaps, let me know.

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You can even try an eau de vie, an unaged brandy made with the same fruit as the liqueur.

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The Harrises send some of the finished brandy back to Blue Bee, where it is mixed with the cidery’s own fortified apple wine and ginger eau de vie into a spicy dessert cider called Firecracker.

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Champagne, whiskey, kirsch, eau de vie, beer, cognac, wines white and red — the bottles keep coming.

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Taking the play in is like sipping a rarefied eau de vie, the kind that scalds as it cools.

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