verjuice

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ver=juice

CIDE DICTIONARY

verjuice, n. [OE. vergeous, F. verjus, that is, the juice of green fruits; verd, vert, green + jus juice. See Verdant, and Juice.].

•  The sour juice of crab apples, of green or unripe grapes, apples, etc.; also, an acid liquor made from such juice.  [1913 Webster]
•  Tartness; sourness, as of disposition.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

verjuice, n.
1 an acid liquor obtained from crab-apples, sour grapes, etc., and formerly used in cooking and medicine.
2 bitter feelings, thoughts, etc.

Etymology

ME f. OF vertjus f. VERT green + jus JUICE

ROGET THESAURUS

verjuice

Sourness

N sourness, acid, acidity, low pH, acetous fermentation, lactic fermentation, vinegar, verjuice, crab, alum, acetic acid, lactic acid, sour, acid, acidulous, acidulated, tart, crabbed, acetous, acetose, acerb, acetic, sour as vinegar, sourish, acescent, subacid, styptic, hard, rough, sour as a lemon, (4) Odor.