Definition of Pilsner

1. Noun. A pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen.

Exact synonyms: Pilsener
Generic synonyms: Lager, Lager Beer

Definition of Pilsner

1. Noun. A pale, light lager beer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pilsner

1. a light beer [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilsner

piloting
pilotings
pilotis
pilotless
pilotless aircraft
pilotman
pilotmen
pilots
pilous
pilow
pilows
pilpul
pilsener
pilseners
pilsenite
pilsner (current term)
pilsners
pilula
pilular
pilulas
pilule
pilules
pilulous
pilum
pilwe
pilwes
pily
pim 1

Literary usage of Pilsner

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Letters of James Gibbons Huneker by James Huneker (1922)
"Luckily good (but not old) Dr. Knirim is practicing here the gentle art of serving pilsner without spoiling the coat of one's stomach. ..."

2. Through the Shadows with O. Henry by Al Jennings (1921)
"Quest for material; pilsner and the Halberdier; suggestion of a story; dining with editors; tales of train-robberies; a mood of despair. ..."

3. A Book of Prefaces by Henry Louis Mencken (1917)
"And from food to drink—specifically, to the haunts of pilsner, to "certain semi- sacred houses where the ritual of beer-drinking is observed," to the ..."

4. Prague by Bernd F. Gruschwitz (2001)
"MODERATE: pilsner Restaurant in the Municipal House ... pilsner Urquell beer served here. U zlateho tygra. P-1, Husova 17, Tel. ..."

5. New Cosmopolis: A Book of Images. Intimate New York. Certain European Cities by James Huneker (1915)
"But the pilsner in Vienna! That would need a complete chapter. ... In few spots could I find the precise degree of temperature at which pilsner is at its ..."

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