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[Ger. branntwein.] A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled chiefly in France from wine. When wine is heated in a close vessel, the alcohol arises out of it as vapor. If the vapor be made to pass through a tube surrounded by cold water, the alcohol will be condensed to a liquid, which is brandy.
 
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