Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Middle English form of
quash . - noun Same as
kvass .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A thin, sour beer, made by pouring warm water on rye or barley meal and letting it ferment, -- much used by the Russians. Called also
kvass .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
kvass .
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Examples
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But first of all, there was to be a meeting of the chiefs with Niblack, and a drowning of all enmities in quass.
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But first of all, there was to be a meeting of the chiefs with Niblack, and a drowning of all enmities in quass.
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He had kind speech for the many tribes, noted the greatness of Niblack to give such a feast, counselled for peace as was his custom, and at the end said that the quass was very good.
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In the middle was the barrel of quass, and by it a slave to serve the drink.
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This quass-feast was for the chiefs, and the chiefs only, and there was
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Then he gave a sign, and the slave dipped a gourd full of quass and passed it to Ligoun, as was fit, for his was the highest rank.
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To not say that the quass was good were insult; to spit forth upon the ground were worse than insult.
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And each spoke friendly words and said that the quass was good, till all had drunk.
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Russians it was who showed us the way of making quass, for so my father told me, — my father, who got it from his father before him.
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But to this quass had Niblack added many things, such as sugar, flour, dried apples, and hops, so that it was a man's drink, strong and good.
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bilby commented on the word quass
See also quassation.
March 9, 2024