Websters' says this word for a wine steward is derived from old Provencal for "pack animal driver"
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 --  Topix  $500 ~ Websters' says this word for a wine steward is derived from old Provencal for "pack animal driver". Report Abuse. 0. 0. Reply. Alex Trebek. Apr 26, 2011.
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Sommelier - definition of sommelier by The Free Dictionary  Word / Article ... [French, from Old French, officer in charge of provisions, pack-animal driver, ... (Commerce) a wine steward in a restaurant or hotel. [French: butler, via Old French from Old Provenal saumalier pack-animal driver, from Late Latin ... issuing sommelier certificates, female sommeliers made up only 5 percent of...
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sommelier - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus  "sommelier" definition: a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant. ... (Source: Merriam-Webster) [more] ... a wine steward in a restaurant or hotel (8 of 385 words, 8 usage examples, pronunciation) ... Origin: French: butler, via Old French from Old Provenal saumalier pack-animal driver, from Late Latin...
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Sommelier - Wikipedia  A sommelier or wine steward, is a trained and knowledgeable wine professional, normally ... The modern word is French, deriving from Middle French where it referred to a court ... The Middle French probably finds its origin in Old Provenal where a saumalier was a pack animal driver. .... The Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
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Jeopary Questions page 2110 - THE 19th CENTURY - TriviaBistro ...  WINE: Websters' says this word for a wine steward is derived from old Provencal for "pack animal driver"  FAMOUS NAMES: Douglas MacArthur was a member...
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Is there a term for a cheese expert? - Chowhound  Feb 12, 2007 ... Like sommelier is to wine or charcuterie is to cured meats? Reply to ... look up "affineur" [affinage] as well as the "fromager" mentioned above.
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A List of Occupations  A local term in some parts of Lancashire for a butcher; BOWLER - made bowls and .... DOG LEECH - veterinarian; DOG-WHIPPER - drove dogs away in a village ..... or a person who looked after horses, coming from the old French 'hostelier' ..... TUBMAN - English barrister; TUCKER - cleaner of cloth goods; TUCKER IN...
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Download File  The Anglo-Saxons' two urgings--war and wandering become part of the oral tradition ... The Medieval knight was bound to the chivalric code to be loyal to ... For example, the epic Beowulf uses the two-word term whale-road to refer to the sea or ... The knight's love for the lady inspires him to do great deeds, in order to be...
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Eponyms from Wordcraft  Apr 18, 2004 ... Alfonse Ferri, a surgeon of Naples, who invented it (1552) .... a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards .... not an eponym, but perhaps reinforced by name of Philadelphia distiller E.G. Booze, ..... grand marnier ... an orange-flavored French liqueur.
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Vineyard - New Wineskins Effeminate Worship - Piney.com  Jan 27, 2005 ... Dionysus or Bacchus was the God of new wine from New Wineskins. ... He and the postmodern madness believes that because subatomic .... It makes people drunk, causes them to behave in strange ways. ... The word also occurs in a homosexual sense in a speech by ...... Tr. 4, 1, 42; v. also Liber.
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Drunktionary P-S - Tripod  Dates back to at least the 1400s. Pissed in the brook  Noted .... Pushing about the bottle  Nautical, late 1700s to late 1800s. Put a full cargo ..... To "slew" means to swing around or veer. ... Patterned on the phrase "Sober as a judge." Soberly...
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vintage - WordReference.com Dictionary of English  classic:those old, vintage movies. being the best of its kind; ... Winethe time of gathering grapes, or of winemaking. ... Latin vndmia grape-gathering, equivalent. to vn(um) grape, wine + -dmia a taking away (dm(ere) to take from (see...
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Old World porcupines - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus  large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by the spiny covering from which they take their name. .... Origin: Middle English porkepyn from Middle French porc espin, spinous hog, spine hog from Old Italian porcospino from Latin ... (18 of 23 ... Origin: porc despyne pig with spines, from Old French porc espin; see pork, spine.
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What makes a load "Magnum" [Archive] - The Firing Line Forums  "Magnum" is a word used by the French for a large bottle of wine or ... In American usage the first Magnum was, IIRC, the .357 Magnum. ... I don't think they took a trademark on the name for rifle ammo, but may .... They resembled a Magnum champagne bottle. ... Mind you, sometimes it's just a bigger case.
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CISL 650 Smooth & Easy :: The Best of Food & Wine Glossary ...  The alcoholic strength of a wine is a measure of its concentration of Ethanol. ... These light pink wines are also called "Rose" or in some cases "White (Name of red ... One of the largest cities in France, and a generic term for the sea of wine that...
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le vinaigre -  la carte  When I cook, it is a given to have a variety of vinegars from which to choose. ... The English word vinegar and the French word vinaigre are both derived from the ... vyn egre, which itself came from the Latin vinum acer, which literally means sour wine. ... So one Friday afternoon, I sat down with Karen Fahden, the company's...
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Wine Tasting Terms | Wine Club | The California Wine Club  ACIDIC: Used to describe wines whose total acid is so high that they taste tart or ... ALCOHOLIC: Used to describe a wine that has too much alcohol for its body and ... BODY: The impression of weight or fullness on the palate; usually the result of a ..... Today it indicates the winery either owns the vineyard or has a long-term...
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Counterjihad | Gates of Vienna | Page 3  Oct 2, 2016 ... Many thanks to Ava Lon for the translation: ... The relationship to animals varies from one culture to another. ... The European Socialists want to control whether the Hungarian .... Which, needless to say, makes me think of wine. ... says there are also dry reds, including Egri Bikavr (bull's blood from Eger).
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Chivalry - Wikipedia  Chivalry, or the chivalric code, is a code of conduct associated with the medieval institution of ... The term chivalry derives from the Old French term chevalerie, which can be translated to "horse soldiery". ... formed in Old French, in the 11th century, from chevalier (horseman, knight), from ..... Keen, Maurice Keen (2005).
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The French term for a wine waiter # Quiz # Question - YouTube  Jul 8, 2016 ... The term chivalry comes from this French word meaning one who rides ... This French term for a tiny pickle means little horn # Quiz # Question.
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Wine Tasting Terms | Wine Club | The California Wine Club  Some grapes--notably Gewurztraminer and Muscat--often have a noticeable ... FLINTY: A descriptor for extremely dry white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc, ... When the aftertaste remains on the palate for several seconds, it is said to be lingering. ... OAKY: Describes the aroma or taste quality imparted to a wine by the oak...