Liebfraumilch
[ leeb-frou-milk, leep-; German leep-frou-milkh ]
/ ˈlib fraʊˌmɪlk, ˈlip-; German ˈlip fraʊˌmɪlx /
noun
a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
Origin of Liebfraumilch
1825–35; < German, after
Liebfrauenstift convent of the Virgin, religious establishment in Worms, where the wine was first made; see
milk (German
Milch)
Example sentences from the Web for liebfraumilch
She never read me a bedside story, but fortified by Liebfraumilch she would come into my room and talk long into the night.
I could do no less than open a bottle of "Liebfraumilch" in such a place, but it proved to be a near neighbour to bonny-clabber.
A Residence in France |J. Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for liebfraumilch
Liebfraumilch
Liebfrauenmilch (German liːpˈfrauənmɪlç)
/ (ˈliːbfraʊˌmɪlk, German ˈliːpfraumɪlç) /
noun
a white table wine from the Rhine vineyards
Word Origin for Liebfraumilch
German: from
Liebfrau the Virgin Mary +
Milch milk; after
Liebfrauenstift convent in Worms where the wine was originally made