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sorbet
CIDE DICTIONARY
sorbet, n. [F. sorbet or It. sorbetto or Sp. sorbete, from the same source as E. sherbet. See Sherbet.].
A kind of beverage; sherbet. Smolett. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sorbet, n.
1 a water-ice.
2 sherbet.
1 a water-ice.
2 sherbet.
Etymology
F f. It. sorbetto f. Turk. serbet f. Arab. sarba to drink: cf. SHERBET
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