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bran·dy

(brăn′dē)

n. pl. bran·dies

An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

tr.v. bran·died, bran·dy·ing, bran·dies

To preserve, flavor, or mix with brandy.

[Short for brandy-wine, from Dutch brandewijn : brandende, present participle of branden, to burn; see g^wher- in Indo-European roots + wijn, wine; see wine.]

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