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SHERRY WINE

\ʃˈɛɹi wˈa͡ɪn], \ʃˈɛɹi wˈa‍ɪn], \ʃ_ˈɛ_ɹ_i w_ˈaɪ_n]\

Definitions of SHERRY WINE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A white or brown w. from the neighborhood of Xeres, in Spain, containing from 16.34 to 18.66 per cent, of alcohol. The Br. Ph. demands 16 percent.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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