About The Word Wort
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Wort
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What's The Definition Of Wort?
[n] unfermented or fermenting malt
[n] usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort' Synonyms | Synonyms for Wort: Related Terms | Find terms related to Wort: See Also | herb | herbaceous plant | malt Wort In Webster's Dictionary \Wort\, n. [OE. wort, wurt, AS. wyrt herb, root; akin to
OS. wurt, G. wurz, Icel. jurt, urt, Dan. urt, Sw. ["o]rt,
Goth. wa['u]rts a root, L. radix, Gr. ? a root, ? a branch,
young shoot, ? a branch, and E. root, n. Cf. {Licorice},
{Orchard}, {Radish}, {Root}, n., {Whortleberry}, {Wort} an
infusion of malt.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of any kind.
Note: This word is now chiefly used in combination, as in
colewort, figwort, St. John's-wort, woundwort, etc.
2. pl. Cabbages.
\Wort\, n. [OE. worte, wurte, AS. wyrte; akin to OD. wort, G. w["u]rze, bierw["u]rze, Icel. virtr, Sw. v["o]rt. See {Wort} an herb.] An infusion of malt which is unfermented, or is in the act of fermentation; the sweet infusion of malt, which ferments and forms beer; hence, any similar liquid in a state of incipient fermentation. Note: Wort consists essentially of a dilute solution of sugar, which by fermentation produces alcohol and carbon dioxide. |
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