Liebfraumilch

[ leeb-frou-milk, leep-; German leep-frou-milkh ]

noun

1. a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.

Liebfraumilch

/ liːpˈfrauənmɪlç; ˈliːbfraʊˌmɪlk; ˈliːpfraumɪlç /

noun

1. a white table wine from the Rhine vineyards

Word History and Origins

Origin of Liebfraumilch¹

1825–35; < German, after Liebfrauenstift convent of the Virgin, religious establishment in Worms, where the wine was first made; milk ( German Milch )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Liebfraumilch¹

German: from Liebfrau the Virgin Mary + Milch milk; after Liebfrauenstift convent in Worms where the wine was originally made

Example Sentences

She never read me a bedside story, but fortified by Liebfraumilch she would come into my room and talk long into the night.

From The Daily Beast

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.

From Project Gutenberg