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sauterne

soh turn

  • n  semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California

  • Amid toasts drunk in sauterne or tea, they sent a copy of Love Ledger, a bride's first-year book, and a hand-stitched sachet pillow to Princess Elizabeth.
  • The young guests sat on the floor between dances in the East Room, sipped pink lemonade, ice water and a mild sauterne punch that would not have harmed a milk-barfly.
  • He ate heartily, drank only half of his glass of California sauterne, and sat thoughtfully oversmoking through the banquet.

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