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Definition of Cider

1. Noun. A beverage made from juice pressed from apples.

Definition of Cider

1. n. The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes.

Definition of Cider

1. Noun. (British Irish Australia NZ uncountable) An alcoholic, sparkling beverage made from fermented apples; ¹

2. Noun. any particular type of this cider. ¹

3. Noun. (US uncountable) A non-alcoholic, still beverage consisting of the (usually unfiltered and still containing pulp) juice of early-harvest apples; without pulp it is called apple juice ¹

4. Noun. any particular type of this cider. ¹

5. Noun. (Australia uncountable) A non-alcoholic, sparkling beverage made from apples ¹

6. Noun. any particular type of this cider. ¹

7. Noun. A glass of cider (in any of the above senses). ¹

8. Noun. (context: in Japan) A non-alcoholic drink, normally carbonated; equivalent to soft drink. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cider

1. the juice pressed from apples [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cider

Literary usage of Cider

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

1. Food Inspection and Analysis: For the Use of Public Analysts, Health by Albert Ernest Leach (1920)
"Since sweet cider usually contains over 11% of solids and the standard for cider vinegar requires only 1.6%, it is readily seen how a given volume of cider ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"If one may judge from the frequent and particular references to cider in the old accounts, ... In fact, the cider barrel seems to have been the from cities, ..."

3. Reports of Special Assistant Poor Law Commissioners on the Employment of by Great Britain Poor Law Commissioners (1843)
"Women always get half men's wages; they get in general. a-day and cider. George Moxey. Their (women) wages I believe to be generally about. to Is. a-day. ..."

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