They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
quaffed — kwÉ‘f ,kwæf /kwÉ‘Ëf ,kwÉ’f n. alcoholic drink that is consumed quickly; instance of drinking a beverage quickly v. drink with large gulps, drink quickly; drink an alcoholic beverage quickly and cheerfully … English contemporary dictionary
Quaff — Quaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quaffing}.] [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. {Quaigh}.] To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaffing — Quaff Quaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quaffing}.] [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. {Quaigh}.] To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Panj Piare — The Panj Piare ( pa. ਪੰਜ ਪਿਆਰੇ, IAST|Pañj Pi ārē , literally the five beloved ones), name given to the five Sikhs, Bhai Daya Singh, Bhai Dharam Singh, Bhai Himmat Singh, Bhai Mohkam Singh and Bhai Sahib Singh, who were so designated by Guru… … Wikipedia
quaff — [[t]kwɒ̱f[/t]] quaffs, quaffing, quaffed VERB If you quaff an alcoholic drink, you drink a lot of it in a short time. [OLD FASHIONED] [V n] By the time he had quaffed his third, he was winking playfully at a plump woman who sat across from him … English dictionary
quaff — UK [kwɒf] / US [kwɑf] verb [transitive] Word forms quaff : present tense I/you/we/they quaff he/she/it quaffs present participle quaffing past tense quaffed past participle quaffed mainly literary to drink something quickly or with a lot of… … English dictionary
Muscadel — Mus ca*del , muscadelle mus ca*delle, n. [It. moscadello, moscatello, LL. muscatellum or muscadellum (sc. vinum), fr. muscatellus nutmeglike, dim. of muscatus smelling like musk, muscatum and muscata (sc. nux) nutmeg: cf. F. muscadelle, fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muscadelle — Muscadel Mus ca*del , muscadelle mus ca*delle, n. [It. moscadello, moscatello, LL. muscatellum or muscadellum (sc. vinum), fr. muscatellus nutmeglike, dim. of muscatus smelling like musk, muscatum and muscata (sc. nux) nutmeg: cf. F. muscadelle,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tudor Arghezi — Infobox Writer name = Tudor Arghezi imagesize = 300px caption = Arghezi s self portrait pseudonym = Ion Theo birthdate = birth date|1880|5|21 birthplace = Bucharest deathdate = death date and age|1967|6|14|1880|5|21 deathplace = Bucharest… … Wikipedia
Đura Jakšić — Đura Jakšić, Auto portrait (1858), oil Đura Jakšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђура Јакшић, born 27 July 1832 in Serbisch Zerne (Serbian: Srpska Crnja), died 16 November 1878) was a Serbian poet, painter, writer, dramatist, bohemian and patriot. Contents … Wikipedia
