liquor
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: liqueur
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- liquour (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from licor, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid”), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid”); see liquid.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
liquor (countable and uncountable, plural liquors)
- (obsolete) A liquid.
- (obsolete) A drinkable liquid.
- A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
- (chiefly US) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
- In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
Synonyms[edit]
- (strong alcoholic drink): spirits (British and Australasian English)
- (liquid obtained by cooking food): stock, pot liquor (American English), broth, bouillon
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from liquor (noun)
Related terms[edit]
Terms etymologically related to liquor
Translations[edit]
strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
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Verb[edit]
liquor (third-person singular simple present liquors, present participle liquoring, simple past and past participle liquored)
- (intransitive) To drink liquor, usually to excess.
- (transitive) To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
- (obsolete, transitive) To grease.
- Shakespeare
- Liquor fishermen's boots.
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- Shakespeare
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
References[edit]
- liquor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- liquor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From liqueō (“I am liquid, fluid”)
Noun[edit]
liquor m (genitive liquōris); third declension
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | liquor | liquōrēs |
| genitive | liquōris | liquōrum |
| dative | liquōrī | liquōribus |
| accusative | liquōrem | liquōrēs |
| ablative | liquōre | liquōribus |
| vocative | liquor | liquōrēs |
Related terms[edit]
Related terms
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Inflected form of liquō (“melt; filter”).
Verb[edit]
liquor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of liquō
References[edit]
- liquor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- liquor in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
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- Webster 1913
- en:Distilled beverages
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