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mirabelle

[ mir-uh-bel, mir-uh-bel ]

noun

  1. a dry, white plum brandy from Alsace.


mirabelle

/ ˈmɪrəˌbɛl /

noun

  1. a small sweet yellow-orange fruit that is a variety of greengage
  2. a liqueur distilled from this
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mirabelle1

1700–10; < French; Middle French mirabolan myrobalan, by folk etymology
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mirabelle1

C18: from French
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Example Sentences

From the strain of this baffling position Andrew sought relief in the company of Mirabelle Tremonceau.

Minutes grew into hours with unbelievable celerity in the company of Mirabelle Tremonceau.

He recognized, or seemed to recognize, in Mirabelle a fruit forbidden, but told himself that it was a passing episode.

Mirabelle had removed her veil and hat, but was still at the mirror, touching the trifling disarrangement of her hair.

Mirabelle had risen, and come across to the piano, and the words were spoken in a voice barely above a whisper.

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