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Definition of Beeswing
1. n. The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.
Definition of Beeswing
1. Noun. a filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beeswing
1. a crust that forms on old wines [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beeswing
Literary usage of Beeswing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Florist (1848)
"... gardener to Colonel Baker, Salisbury, for beeswing, Admiral Stopford, ...
Admiral Stopford, Marchioness of Cornwallis, beeswing, Essex Rosy Lilac, ..."
2. Life of John, Lord Campbell, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain by John Campbell Campbell (1881)
"Elected a Member of Brooks,s—Brooks,s Club and the beeswing. Club— Takes his Wife
to Scotland—Meets Canning at Abinger Hall—Marriage of George ..."
3. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1872)
"And very wisely too,' said Mr. beeswing. ' Talk of the ruin to health by smoking
and intoxication; there is nothing so destructive as strong tea. ..."
4. The Racing Calendar by National Hunt Committee, London (1889)
"Won by two lengths, three lengths between the second and third; beeswing was
palled up. The Shifnal Selling Hunters' Plate of sov. ..."
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