cider : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cider	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cider
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cider n a beverage made from juice pressed from apples [syn: cider, cyder]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cider \Ci"der\, n. [F. cidre, OF. sidre, fr. L. sicera a kind of strong drink, Gr. [?]; of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sh[be]kar to be intoxicated, sh[c7]k[be]r strong drink.] The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes. Note: Cider was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor, but was not applied to wine. {Cider brandy}, a kind of brandy distilled from cider. {Cider mill}, a mill in which cider is made. {Cider press}, the press of a cider mill.