beeswing

English

Etymology

bee's +‎ wing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːzwɪŋ/

Noun

beeswing (usually uncountable, plural beeswings)

1. a filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time

   • 1904: The three glasses were grouped together, all of them tinged with wine, and one of them containing some dregs of beeswing. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of the Abbey Grange’ (Norton 2005, p.1170)

2. Cream of tartar; Potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.

Anagrams

• beswinge