sherris

[ sher-is ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. sherry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sherris¹

1530–40; < Spanish ( vino de ) Xeres (wine of ) Xeres (now Jerez )

Example Sentences

The body of Sherris Stringham was found late Friday near a river in Pomona, about 50 miles from where she lived in the Caribbean village of Hopkins, police spokeswoman Hortence Hernandez said.

From Washington Post

Police spokeswoman Hortence Hernandez says in a statement Monday that 68-year-old Sherris Stringham’s body was found near a river in Pomona, about 50 miles away from her residence in the coastal village of Hopkins.

From Seattle Times

“What movie do you think people ask about the most?” tour guide Sherris Moreira said, against a dizzying backdrop of Pittsburgh as viewed from the Duquesne Incline lookout on Mount Washington.

From Washington Times

Sherris They *could* delay the charge until after midnight, but there’s no incentive for them to do so, since rates for electricity use at midnight are the same as at 6 p.m.

From Scientific American

Lord, Jack, what a sherris that was!—'twas meat and drink; a thing to put marrow in your bones—cool and clear it was, and rich withal—cool on the tongue and warm in the stomach.

From Project Gutenberg