Synonyms for chablis
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sha-blee, shuh-, shah-, shab-lee; French sha-blee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃæˈbli, ʃə-, ʃɑ-, ˈʃæb li; French ʃaˈbli |
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Définition of chablis
Origin :- light, white Burgundy wine, 1660s, named for town of Chablis southeast of Paris. Made only of Chardonnay grapes. The French word chablis (16c.) is literally "deadwood," fallen from a tree through age or brought down by wind, short for bois chablis, from Old French *chableiz.
- As in white wine : noun wine from light-colored grapes
- "Chablis of the best, and ice, and mineral water," Wrayson ordered.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- And that pale sherry, and that Chablis, and that exquisite cup of Mocha?
- Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
- He was sorry they were not oysters, but the Chablis, he could vouch for.
- Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
- It was a clear amber-coloured liquid—may be Chablis, I thought.
- Extract from : « At the Court of the Amr » by John Alfred Gray
- Silverstairs, after swallowing a glass of Chablis, meditatively lit a cigar.
- Extract from : « The Monster » by Edgar Saltus
- Verplank, emptying a glass of Chablis, looked out of the window.
- Extract from : « The Monster » by Edgar Saltus
- Under the influence of Chablis, the Californians become intimate.
- Extract from : « The Little Lady of Lagunitas » by Richard Henry Savage
- Sauterne, Chablis, Riesling or any Rhenish type will serve splendidly.
- Extract from : « The Complete Book of Cheese » by Robert Carlton Brown
- Alban helped himself to some superb bisque soup and permitted the waiter to fill his glass from a flask of Chablis.
- Extract from : « Aladdin of London » by Sir Max Pemberton
- A diet of Chablis and oysters disagreed at first with a stomach used to whelks and gingerbeer.
- Extract from : « Cornish Saints and Sinners » by J. Henry Harris
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