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Chablis   /ʃəblˈi/   Listen
Chablis

noun
1.
A town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines.
2.
Dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it.  Synonym: white Burgundy.





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"Chablis" Quotes from Famous Books



... are simply called by the names (sometimes altered a little through people mispronouncing them) of the places from which they come. Champagne is the wine of Champagne, Burgundy of Burgundy, Sauterne of Sauterne, Chablis of Chablis—all French wines. Port takes its name from Oporto, in Portugal; and sherry, which used to be called "sherris," comes from the name of Xeres, ...
— Stories That Words Tell Us • Elizabeth O'Neill
... went he, as under he ducked, —At the bottom, I knew, rain-drippings stagnate; Next, a handful of blossoms I plucked To bury him with, my bookshelf's magnate; Then I went in-doors, brought out a loaf, Half a cheese, and a bottle of Chablis; Lay on the grass and forgot the oaf Over a jolly ...
— Robert Browning: How To Know Him • William Lyon Phelps


Words linked to "Chablis" :   Burgundy wine, France, French Republic, burgundy, white wine, town


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