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tirage
[ tee-razh ]
noun
, French.
, plural ti·rages [tee-, razh].
- the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- a drawing, as in a lottery.
tirage
/ tɪˈrɑʒ /
noun
- the drawing of wine from a barrel prior to bottling
- the process in the making of a sparkling wine in which fermentable sugar and yeast is added to induce secondary fermentation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tirage1
from French: drawing, pulling
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Example Sentences
Le Tarot Divinatoire: Clef du tirage des cartes et des sorts.
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The tirage or bottling of the wine ordinarily commences in the middle of May, and occupies fully a month.
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The tirage or bottling is effected by means of two large tuns placed side by side, and holding twelve hogsheads of wine each.
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The tirage, or bottling of the wine, ordinarily commences in the middle of May, and occupies fully a month.
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Yet here is a tirage of 6000 bottles taking place thirty-four years previously.
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