ver·juice (vûr j s )n. 1. The acidic juice of crab apples or other sour fruit, such as unripe grapes. 2. Sourness, as of disposition. [Middle English verjus, from Old French vertjus : verd, unripe; see verdant + jus, juice; see juice.] |
verjuice [ˈvɜːˌdʒuːs]
n
1. (Cookery)
a. the acid juice of unripe grapes, apples, or crab apples, formerly much used in making sauces, etc.
b. (as modifier) verjuice sauce
2. Rare
a. sourness or sharpness of temper, looks, etc.
b. (as modifier) a verjuice old wife
vb
(tr) Rare to make sour; embitter
[from Old French vert jus green (unripe) juice, from Old French vert green (from Latin viridis) + jus juice (from Latin jūs)]
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