alcoholature

noun

al·​co·​hol·​a·​ture

¦al-kə-¦hȯl-ə-ˌchu̇r,

-¦häl-

plural -s

: an alcoholic tincture prepared from a fresh vegetable drug

Word History

Etymology

French alcoolature, from alcool alcohol, from Middle French alcohol liquid produced by distillation, from New Latin

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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