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Webster 1913 Edition

Cider

Ci′der

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Noun.
[F.
cidre
, OF. sidre, fr. L.
sicera
a kind of strong drink, Gr. [GREEK]; of Oriental origin; cf. Heb.
shākar
to be intoxicated,
shēkār
strong drink.]
The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes.
☞ Cider was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor, but was not applied to wine.
Cider brandy
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a kind of brandy distilled from cider.
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Cider mill
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a mill in which cider is made.
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Cider press
,
the press of a cider mill.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cider

CIDER

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Noun.
The juice of apples expressed, a liquor used for drink. The word was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor; but it is now appropriated to the juice of apples, before and after fermentation.

Definition 2024

cider

cider

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Noun

cider ‎(countable and uncountable, plural ciders)

  1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) An alcoholic, sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
  2. (US) A non-alcoholic still beverage consisting of the (usually unfiltered and still containing pulp) juice of early-harvest apples. (Without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice.)
    She liked an aged cider. He liked a harder cider.
  3. (Australia) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples.
  4. (in Korea, Japan) A non-alcoholic drink, normally carbonated; equivalent to soft drink.
  5. (countable) A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.

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From Middle English cidre or sidre, from Old French cisdre or sidre ‎(“beverage made from fermented apples”), from Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα ‎(síkera, “fermented liquor, strong drink”), of Semitic origin.

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American-style unfiltered, unfermented unpasturized cider (left); Apple juice (right).

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