Bour|bon

Bour|bon
bour|bon or Bour|bon1 «BUR buhn, BUR-», noun.
an American whiskey distilled mainly from fermented corn mash.
╂[American English < Bourbon County, Kentucky, where originally manufactured]
Bour|bon2 «BUR buhn; occasionally BUR buhn», noun.
1. a member of the last royal family of France, ruling from 1589 to 1792, from 1814 to 1815, and from 1815 to 1848. Members of the family also ruled in Spain, Sicily, and parts of Italy, especially Naples. The Bourbons were in power in France when the French Revolution began.
2. a person who clings to old ideas and opposes any change; extreme conservative; reactionary.
╂[< Bourbon l'Archambault, a town in France]

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  • bour|bon — or Bour|bon1 «BUR buhn, BUR », noun. an American whiskey distilled mainly from fermented corn mash. ╂[American English < Bourbon County, Kentucky, where originally manufactured] Bour|bon2 «BUR buhn; occasionally BUR buhn», noun. 1. a member of …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bour´bon|ist — Bour|bon|ism «BUR buh nihz uhm; occasionally BUR buh nihz uhm», noun. 1. support of the Bourbons. 2. extreme conservatism in politics; reaction. –Bour´bon|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bour|bon|ism — «BUR buh nihz uhm; occasionally BUR buh nihz uhm», noun. 1. support of the Bourbons. 2. extreme conservatism in politics; reaction. –Bour´bon|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • bour·bon — /ˈbɚbən/ noun, pl bons : a type of American whiskey made from corn, malt, and rye [noncount] a glass of bourbon I prefer bourbon to Scotch. [count] We ll have two bourbons [=t …   Useful english dictionary

  • bour — an·ti·bour·geois; bour; bour·bon; bour·bon·al; bour·bon·ism; bour·don; bour·don·née; bour·gade; bour·geoise; bour·geoi·sie; bour·gui·gnon; bour·non·ite; bour·rée; bour·re·let; bour·sault; bour·tree; ca·lem·bour; faux·bour·don; la·bour·din;… …   English syllables

  • bon — am·bon; am·bon·ite; ar·a·bon·ic; bon·aght; bon·ail·ie; bon·a·ven·ture; bon·a·vist; bon·bon; bon·bon; bon·bon·nière; bon·bon·nière; bon·dar; bon·dieu·se·rie; bon·do; bon·don; bon·duc; bon·er; bon·fire; bon·gar; bon·grace; bon·ham; bon·heur;… …   English syllables

  • bourbon — bour·bon …   English syllables

  • bourbonal — bour·bon·al …   English syllables

  • Bourbon — Bour|bon 〈[bœ:bən] m. 6〉 amerikan. Whiskey, dessen Rohmasse zu mindestens 51 % aus Mais besteht [nach dem Bezirk Bourbon im US Bundesstaat Kentucky] * * * Bour|bon [ bə:bən ], der; s, s [nach dem urspr. Herstellungsort Bourbon County, Kentucky… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Bourbon — Bour•bon [[t]ˈbʊər bən, bʊərˈbɔ̃[/t]] for 1 3; [[t]ˈbɜr bən[/t]] for 4or, occasionally, for 3 n. 1) why a member of a French royal family that ruled in France 1589–1792, 1814–1848. Branches of the family have ruled in Spain, Sicily, and Naples 2) …   From formal English to slang

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