Associations to the word «Sherry»

Wiktionary

SHERRY, noun. (uncountable) A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.
SHERRY, noun. A variety of sherry.
SHERRY, noun. A glass of sherry.
SHERRY, proper noun. A female given name, from the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri.

Dictionary definition

SHERRY, noun. Dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats