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Definition of Olorosos
1. oloroso [n] - See also: oloroso
Lexicographical Neighbors of Olorosos
Literary usage of Olorosos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1873)
"Perruno—produces high-flavoured olorosos. ... produces high-flavoured olorosos.
The proportion in which any of these vines are reared in vineyards may be ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... the olorosos the former being the more delicate. These distinctions arc not
of a hard and fast character, for they frequently merely represent different ..."
3. London Society edited by James Hogg, Florence Marryat (1879)
"Others, again, develop into olorosos, the classic wine of Jerez, darker, fuller,
richer, and mellower, with a nutty flavour and an exquisite bouquet. ..."
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