Definition of cider
1 : fermented apple juice often made sparkling by carbonation or fermentation in a sealed container
2 : the expressed juice of fruit (such as apples) used as a beverage or for making other products (such as applejack)
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Examples of cider in a Sentence
a cup of apple cider
Recent Examples of cider from the Web
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The best dishes reflect chef Wes Whitsell’s Southern roots: smoked pork shoulder with greens and cider; half chicken with dirty rice.
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The flavored oil is blended with ingredients like cider vinegar distilled from apples grown in nearby Somerset.
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Six rosé wines will also be available, of course, alongside rosé cocktails, cider, and champagne.
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The internet is full of bogus health claims about apple cider vinegar, but few actually check out.
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That's not to say that apple cider vinegar is useless.
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Apple cider vinegar weight loss claims may be legitimate More: Not your mother's hula hoop.
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Start with assertive and complex flavors: Think whole, tart lemon muddled with a pinch of salt, or floral hibiscus tea perked up with funky, fermented apple cider vinegar.
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Food events Summer Sip in the Garden SUN Wine, beer, ciders, food trucks, 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden, 13735 24th Ave.
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Origin and Etymology of cider
Middle English sidre, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin sicera strong drink, from Greek (Septuagint) sikera, from Hebrew shēkhār
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playDefinition of cider for Students
: the juice pressed out of fruit (as apples) and used especially as a drink and in making vinegar
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