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Sack (wine) — Sack is an antiquated wine term referring to white fortified wine imported from Spain or the Canary Islands. [http://www.winepros.com.au/jsp/cda/reference/oxford entry.jsp?entry id=2790 Oxford Companion to Wine: Sack] ] There were sack of… … Wikipedia
Sack — (s[a^]k), n. [OE. seck, F. sec dry (cf. Sp. seco, It. secco), from L. siccus dry, harsh; perhaps akin to Gr. ischno s, Skr. sikata sand, Ir. sesc dry, W. hysp. Cf. {Desiccate}.] A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines. Sherris sack.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sack posset — Sack Sack (s[a^]k), n. [OE. seck, F. sec dry (cf. Sp. seco, It. secco), from L. siccus dry, harsh; perhaps akin to Gr. ischno s, Skr. sikata sand, Ir. sesc dry, W. hysp. Cf. {Desiccate}.] A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sherry — [16] Various sorts of dryish or sweetened white wine known as sack (etymologically ‘dry wine’) were imported into England in the 16th and 17th centuries. Many came from Spain, and the sort made around Xerez (now Jerez) in southern Spain was… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sherry — [16] Various sorts of dryish or sweetened white wine known as sack (etymologically ‘dry wine’) were imported into England in the 16th and 17th centuries. Many came from Spain, and the sort made around Xerez (now Jerez) in southern Spain was… … Word origins
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Amoebiasis — Amoebiasis, or Amebiasis is caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica .cite book | author = Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) | title = Sherris Medical Microbiology | edition = 4th ed. | publisher = McGraw Hill | year = 2004 | pages=733 8 | isbn =… … Wikipedia
