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1Fortified wine — A glass of port, a fortified wine. Contents 1 …
2fortified wine — noun wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added • Hypernyms: ↑wine, ↑vino • Hyponyms: ↑Madeira, ↑port, ↑port wine, ↑sherry, ↑Marsala, ↑ …
3fortified wine — noun Date: circa 1906 a wine (as sherry) to which alcohol usually in the form of grape brandy has been added during or after fermentation …
4Low-end fortified wine — is an inexpensive fortified wine that typically has an alcohol content between 13% and 20% ABV. These inexpensive wines usually contain added sugar, artificial color, and artificial flavor. Contents 1 Brands 2 History 3 Concerns and media… …
5Manor house — This article is about a type of historical building. For other uses, see Manor house (disambiguation). Ightham Mote, a 14th century moated manor house in Kent, England …
6crannog — /kran euhg/, n. 1. (in ancient Ireland and Scotland) a lake dwelling, usually built on an artificial island. 2. a small, artificial, fortified island constructed in bogs in ancient Scotland and Ireland. Also, crannoge /kran euhj/. [1850 55; < Ir… …
7English country house — The English country house can be vast or comparatively small and of great or little architectural merit. The English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned… …
8Villa — A villa was originally an upper class country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably. After the fall of the Republic, a villa became a small, fortified farming compound, gradually… …
9acropolis — noun Etymology: Greek akropolis, from akr acr + polis city more at police Date: 1662 the upper fortified part of an ancient Greek city (as Athens); also a usually fortified height of a city or district elsewhere (as in Central America) …
10Digestif — A digestif is an alcoholic beverage that is drunk just after a meal. Bitter or carminative herbs are generally added to the alcohol, and some believe that such digestifs aid digestion, hence the name (which is borrowed from French). Fernet Branca …
