Definition of Calvados

1. Noun. Dry apple brandy made in Normandy.

Generic synonyms: Brandy

Definition of Calvados

1. Proper noun. A département of France, in the Basse-Normandie region. ¹

2. Noun. An apple brandy made in Normandy, France. ¹

3. Noun. A glass of this spirit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Calvados

1. a dry apple brandy [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calvados

Calostoma cinnabarina
Calostoma lutescens
Calostoma ravenelii
Calostomataceae
Calot
Calot's triangle
Caloundra
Calpe
Calpha-dehydrogenase
Caltanissetta
Caltha
Caltha palustris
Calum
Calusa
Caluyanon
Calvados (current term)
Calvary
Calvary clover
Calvary cross
Calvatia
Calvatia gigantea
Calve
Calve-Perthes disease
Calvert Vaux
Calvin
Calvin Benson cycle
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein
Calvin cycle

Literary usage of Calvados

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1. Medieval Architecture: Its Origins and Development, with Lists of Monuments by Arthur Kingsley Porter (1909)
"QUESNAY, Calvados. Église is an example of the style of the early Gothic period. ... TORTEVAL, Calvados. Prieuré. Picturesque ruins of the chapel still ..."

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