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Webster 1913 Edition
Brewing
Brew′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale.
2.
The quantity brewed at once.
A
brewing
of new beer, set by old beer. Bacon.
3.
A mixing together.
I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such a
brewing
and sophistication of them they make. Holland.
4.
(Naut.)
A gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brewing
BREW'ING
,ppr.
1.
In a state of mixing, forming or preparing; as, a storm is brewing.2.
Contriving; preparing; as, a scheme is brewing.BREW'ING
,Noun.
1.
The quantity brewed at once.2.
Among seamen, a collection of black clouds portending a storm.Definition 2024
brewing
brewing
English
Verb
brewing
- present participle of brew
Noun
brewing (countable and uncountable, plural brewings)
- The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
- The business or occupation of a brewer.
- The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
- 1824, Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The four last brewings, in which the quantity of yeast added was smaller than in the six first, took place during the month of May, when the heat is apt to make the fermentation run to excess.
- 1824, Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.
Translations
production of alcoholic beverages
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