Bran"dy (&?;), n.;
pl. Brandies (&?;). [From
older brandywine, brandwine, fr.
D. brandewijn, fr. p. p. of branden to burn, distill + wijn wine, akin to G.
branntwein. See Brand.]
A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also
given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United
States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit
obtained from grain.
Brandy fruit,
fruit preserved in brandy and sugar.
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