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amontillado

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a·mon·til·la·do  (-mntl-äd, ä-mnt-ä-)
n. pl. a·mon·til·la·dos
A pale dry sherry.
[Spanish : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + Montilla, a town of southern Spain.]
amontillado [əˌmɒntɪˈlɑːdəʊ]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
[from Spanish vino amontillado wine of Montilla, town in Spain]
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Noun1.Amontillado - pale medium-dry sherry from Spain
sherry - dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif


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"I have my doubts," I replied; "and I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter.
The Cask Of Amontillado by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
She was observed to open her eyes very wide, and was heard, to the surprise and delight of all surrounding the couch, to ask why her ladyship's usual lunch of chicken-broth with a glass of Amontillado sherry was not placed on the table as usual.
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