red liquor

noun

1. mordant rouge.

Word History and Origins

Origin of red liquor¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

They became quite jolly as cocktails and red liquor flowed and tingled their veins.

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His left elbow rested upon the bar, and his hand held a glass of red liquor.

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Peabody's stare dropped from that cryptic regard to the waiting brandy before him, the red liquor, odorous and maddening.

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He filled a goblet of ancient Venetian glass with a purple-red liquor, beautiful to see.

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As soon as they have evacuated a red liquor, the males and females, which up to that time have been apart, are put together.

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