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Roses: A sweetened West Indian lime juice produced in St. Albans, England. Non-Alcoholic.

Deuteronomic Law: The belief that God could choose to wait several generations before punishing a sinful race for the sins of the fathers. Thus, the children or descendants of the original criminals or evildo . . . View Full Definition

Trochee: A metrical foot consisting of an accented syllable followed by an unaccented syllable. Examples of trochaic words include 'garden' and 'highway.' william blake opens 'the tyger' with a predo . . . View Full Definition

Vita: The word vita has two common meanings in English scholarship. First, for medievalists, a vita is a medieval literary genre, one commonly called 'a saint's life' or a 'hagiography.' The saint . . . View Full Definition

Motif: A term meaning 'subject'. Flowers or roses can be a motif.

Tudor: A reference to the period in England during which the ruling monarchs came from the Tudor family (1485-1603). Tudor was the name of a Welshman, Owen Tudor, born in the 1400s. His line became . . . View Full Definition

Muscat Hamburg: According to the Geilweilerhof (Genres) database, see above, this variety was derived from a Schiava Grossa x Muscat of Alexandria cross. Has over 30 synonym names, including Black Hamburg ( . . . View Full Definition

Bovale Piccolo: Red wine grape grown in central Sardinia. Used to make aromatic dry varietal, and rosés, (also blended wines), for early consumption. Has several synonym names including Bovale Sardo.

Gamza: This variety, currently widely grown in northern Bulgaria, is identical to the Kadarka (Blau) of Hungary. Has the synonym name Cadarca. Usually flowering lateish in the season and needing yi . . . View Full Definition

Lacrima: Variety grown in the Marche region of Italy. Better known as Lacrima di Morro d'Alba. Used to create a purple-red wine that is described as having (in a good year) an aroma of violets, roses . . . View Full Definition