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Definition of Triple sec
1. Noun. Type of curacao having higher alcoholic content.
Definition of Triple sec
1. Noun. any of several triple-distilled liqueurs flavoured with fruit e.g. Curaçao, Cointreau, and Grand Marnier ¹
2. Noun. a branded liqueur from Curaçao flavoured with orange peel ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Triple Sec
Literary usage of Triple sec
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise of Mechanics, Theoretical, Practical, and Descriptive by Olinthus Gregory (1815)
"... triple, &c. the velocity it has at D, after falling through the arc BD, we
have only to set off from D the chord DA double, triple, Sec. the chord BD, ..."
2. Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged. Being a Plain by Nathan Daboll, Samuel M. Green (1828)
"... to find the side of that cube wich shall be double, triple, Sec. in quantity
to the given cube. , RULE, Cube your f^ven side, and multiply liy the given ..."
3. The Elements of Experimental Chemistry by William Henry (1831)
"... and the quantities of water, in these experiments, have the same common
multiple : in other words, steam of double, triple, Sec. elastic force contains, ..."
4. Nights in London by Thomas Burke (1918)
"Georgie insisted on sparkling Moselle, and we had two bottles, and three rounds
of Cointreau triple sec. By that time it was too late to think of going back ..."
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