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Beeswing

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A gauzy film in port and some other wines, indicative of age; hence, sometimes, the wine itself. Also written bee's-wing.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time
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