Synonyms for champagne
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sham-peyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃæmˈpeɪn |
Définition of champagne
Origin :- 1660s, from French, short for vin de Champagne "wine made in Champagne," former province in northwest France, literally "open country" (see campaign (n.)). Originally any wine from this region, focused to the modern meaning late 18c.
- noun sparkling wine
- Much of it, apparently, he will convert into that champagne he now drinks.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The scent of a big item was in his nostrils, and it stimulated him like champagne.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- We'll have a champagne supper, with cider for champagne, eh, dad?
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- A single glass of champagne imparts a feeling of exhilaration.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- You will taste some of the sofas and tables to-day in his champagne.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- It was Cornish who opened the champagne and poured it into their glasses.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- There was a choice of wines, and notably some bottles of champagne on a side table.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- I have taken the champagne for granted, and it's cooling now in a tub somewhere.
- Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
- Born at Champagne, in Lorraine, of poor parents, he was first apprenticed to a pastrycook.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- As he joined those at the table I constrained myself to serve the champagne.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
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