See Also: verjuice(medicine)
verjuice(dictionary)
Verjus or verjuice(recipes)

verjuice (iou)



verjuice noun & verb. ME.
[Old French vertjus, (also mod.) verjus, from vert green + jus juice: see VERT noun1, JUICE noun.]
A. noun.
An acid liquor obtained from crab-apples, sour grapes, etc., formerly used in cooking and medicine. ME.
fig. Something acid or sour; bitter feelings or thoughts. L16.
b. verb trans. Embitter, make sour. Chiefly as verjuiced ppl adjective. rare. M19.