| 单词 | brewage |
| 释义 | brewage|ˈbruːɪdʒ|
In 6–7 bruage.
[f. brew v. + -age: but prob. in its origin associated with F. breuvage (early forms breuage, bruvage) drink, beverage, whence the original wide sense.]
1. A concocted beverage; a decoction; something that has been brewed, a brewing.
1542Udall Erasm. Apoph. 301 a, The bruage of wyne and the iuice of hemlocke tempreed together was brought vnto hym. 1555Fardle Facions ii. viii. 166 Their drincke is a bruage..sometyme of Ryze, sometyme of Barlie. 1598Shakes. Merry W. iii. v. 33 Ile no Pullet-Spersme in my brewage. 1644Milton Areop. (Arb.) 63 Malmsey, or some well spic't bruage. 1827Blackw. Mag. XXI. 833 She..hated rum as the devil's own brewage. 1829Peacock Misfort. Elphin 173 The Druids..made..a mystical brewage of carefully-selected ingredients. 1848Macaulay Hist. Eng. iii. I. 335 A rich brewage made of the best Spanish wine.
b. fig.
1599Nashe Lenten Stuffe (1871) 35 Neuer since I spouted ink, was I of worse aptitude to go through with such a mighty March brewage. 1821Blackw. Mag. X. 269 Such a brewage of tempest. 1873Browning Red Cotton Night-Cap Country 110 When her brewage—love—Was well a-fume about the novice-brain.
2. The process of brewing.
1776Pringle Health Mariners 16 In the space of twenty-four hours their brewage is compleated. 1832M. Scott in Blackw. Mag. XXXI. 902 A new brewage of punch took place. 1856Kane Arct. Expl. I. xxix. 387 To complete my latest root-beer brewage.
3. A boiling (e.g. of salt).
c1550J. Balfour Practicks 87 The hundreth salt browage contenand nine score bollis. |
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