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sherbet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sherbet \Sher"bet\, n. [Ar. sherbet, shorbet, sharbat properly, one drink or sip, a draught, beverage, from shariba to drink. Cf {Sorbet}, {Sirup}, {Shrub} a drink.] 1. A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice of some fruit, diluted, sweetened, and flavored in various ways; as orange sherbet; lemon sherbet; raspberry sherbet, etc 2. A flavored water ice. 3. A preparation of bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, sugar, etc., variously flavored, for making an effervescing drink; -- called also {sherbet powder}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sherbet n : an ice containing milk [syn: {sherbert}, {sorbet}]
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