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Definition of Sherris
1. n. Sherry.
Definition of Sherris
1. Noun. (obsolete form of sherry) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sherris
1. sherry [n -RISES] - See also: sherry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sherris
Literary usage of Sherris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"It became popular under Elizabeth, when those who sacked Cadiz brought home the
fashion of good ' sherris- sack.' " It is still called seco here" (ie in ..."
2. Memoirs of the Legal, Literary, and Political Life of the Late the Right by William O'Regan (1817)
"... it seems :to have had the same influence upon all the faculties of his mind,
which Falstaff ascribes to sherris.—" It. ascends me into the brain; ..."
3. Wine, the vine, and the cellar by Thomas George Shaw (1863)
"'s Circular, 1802—'sherris Sack'—Mr. Ballantyne's description—Mr. Duff- Table of
Consumption since 1831—Prices, &c., from 1787 to 1862. ..."
4. The Emporium of Arts and Sciences by John Redman Coxe (1815)
"Sir John Falstaff says, " A good sherris-sack hath a two-fold operation in it;
... The second property of your excellent sherris, is, the warming of the ..."
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