Synonyms for bourbon

Grammar : Noun

Spell : boo r-buh n, bawr-, bohr- or, French, boor-bawn for 1–3; bur-buh n for 4 or occasionally for 3

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʊər bən, ˈbɔr-, ˈboʊr- or, French, burˈbɔ̃ for 1–3; ˈbɜr bən for 4 or occasionally for 3

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Définition of bourbon

Origin : type of American corn whiskey, 1846, from Bourbon County, Kentucky, where it first was made, supposedly in 1789. Bourbon County was organized 1785, one of the nine established by the Virginia legislature before Kentucky became a state. The name reflects the fondness felt in the United States for the French royal family, and especially Louis XVI, in gratitude for the indispensable support he had given to the rebel colonists. See Bourbon.

As in whiskey : noun booze
As in diehard : noun overenthusiastic person

Example sentences :

You will do well to go to Bourbon until my return from Flanders.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan

Such was the farewell of their subjects to the House of Bourbon.
Extract from : « Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete » by Madame Campan

Antony of Bourbon, who had married the queen, was a Frenchman.
Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott

Antony of Bourbon headed an army of the Catholics to besiege the city.
Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott

In the midst of this state of things the old Cardinal of Bourbon died.
Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott

Such was the beginning of the dynasty of the Bourbon in Spain.
Extract from : « A Short History of Spain » by Mary Platt Parmele

Is this an English plot, or is there a Bourbon element in it?'
Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever

The speech of the Cardinal of Bourbon was especially important.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

So we are safe; for there is no woman in France would betray Henry of Bourbon!
Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman

A divine right (if any) is here granted to both—to the Bourbon, and to the Corsican.
Extract from : « Mysticism and its Results » by John Delafield

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