Vermouth
Origin
From French vermout, from German Wermut ("wormwood").
The standard of identity is from the , title 27, section 4.21(g).
Full definition of vermouth
Noun
vermouth
(plural vermouths)- A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
- 1956, w, Crime out of Mind Chapter 14, He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.
- (US standard of identity) An aperitif wine that matches the general description of vermouth.