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noun
Any of many relatively sweet wines, traditionally drunk at the end of a meal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Grape wine with an alcohol content of more than fourteen, but at most twenty-four, percent, by volume.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: US standards of identity
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noun
still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wine, vino
Narrower terms: straw wine
History
The standard of identity is from the Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, section 4.21(a)(3).
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
