spirituous
Example Sentences
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"For the spirituous liquor industry, glass and key raw material ingredients for plastic closures are the main drivers of constraint," according to the statement.
From Salon • Jul. 27, 2021
In 1615, a German doctor suggested that “the hot and spirituous blood of a young man will pour into the old one as if it were from a fountain of youth.”
From The New Yorker • Mar. 27, 2017
He protested against drinking of spirituous refreshments, even in the Capitol, by members of Congress.
From Time Magazine Archive
The mere fact that neither "sport," in the modern sense, nor "spirituous liquors" had been invented when the Gods uttered their respective prohibitions is immaterial.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sake, sak′e, n. a Japanese fermented liquor made from rice: a generic name for all spirituous liquors.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
