verjuice

From Middle English verjous, vergeous, from Old French vertjus, verjus (French verjus), from vert +‎ jus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɝd͡ʒuːs/, /ˈvɝd͡ʒəs/

verjuice (usually uncountable, plural verjuices)

1. A very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes.
   • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “I. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], paragraph 79, page 25, →OCLC:

     In this inſtance, there is (vpon the by) to be noted the Percolation, or Suing of the Veriuyce thorow the VVood; So as it ſeemeth, it muſt be firſt in a kinde of Vapour, before it paſſe.

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