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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brandy \Bran"dy\, n.; pl {Brandies}. [From older brandywine, brandwine, fr D. brandewijn fr p. p. of branden to burn, distill + wijn wine, akin to G. branntwein See {Brand}.] A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain. {Brandy fruit}, fruit preserved in brandy and sugar.
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