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Definitioner
Substantiv
- (uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne by the méthode champenoise
- (countable) any variety of champagne.
- (countable) A glass of champagne.
- (informal, and legally incorrect in some jurisdictions) Any sparkling white wine.
- A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
Adjektiv
- Of a very pale brownish-gold color, similar to that of champagne.
Verb
- (intransitive) To drink champagne.
- (transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
Exempel
- We clareted and champagned till two, then supped, and finished with a kind of regency punch composed of Madeira, brandy, and green tea, no real water being admitted therein.
- On one occasion, I was at a meeting of the turf in an hotel after the races, where violent discussions and heavy champagning were going on.
- And equally, the central matter of Henry's infidelities has no actual dramatisation, so that we never see him coming out of a stage door with a Follies girl on his arm, or champagning a debutante, let alone entering a boudoir.
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