English
Etymology
OE. term|br�owan|lang=ang.
Pronunciation
enPR|bro�o, IPA|/bru�/, SAMPA|/bru:/
:rhymes|u�
Verb
en-verb
- context|transitive|obsolete To boil or seethe; to cook.
- context|transitive|Commonwealth English To prepare a teapot of tea.
- context|transitive|Commonwealth English To put the kettle on for a cup of tea.
- context|transitive|Commonwealth English To prepare, as beer or other liquor (or even ginger beer, shandy), from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation.
#* w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, act III, scene I
#:: She brews good ale.
- transitive To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.
#* w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare
#:: Go, brew me a pottle of sack finely.
- transitive To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief.
#* w:John Milton|John Milton
#:: Hence with thy brewed enchantments, foul deceiver!
- intransitive To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
#* w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare
#:: I wash, wring, brew, bake, scour.
- intransitive To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, orgathering; as, a storm brews in the west.
#* w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare
#:: There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest.
Translations
trans-top|to prepare liquor
Czech: va�it pivo i|about beer
Dutch: brouwen
German: brauen
trans-mid
Swedish: brygga
trans-bottom
Noun
en-noun
- The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage.
- Commonwealth English A cup of tea.
- Commonwealth English The act of making a cup of tea.
- context|UK|colloquial A hill.
Translations
trans-top|something brewed
Dutch: brouwsel n
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Derived terms
brewage
brewer
brewhouse
Polish
Noun
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