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Webster 1913 Edition
Brew
Brew
(brṳ)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Brewed
(brṳd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Brewing
.] [OE.
brewen
, AS. breówan
; akin to D. brouwen
, OHG. priuwan
, MHG. briuwen
, brūwen
, G. brauen
, Icel. brugga
, Sw. brygga
, Dan. brygge
, and perh. to L. defrutum
must boiled down, Gr. βρῦτον
(for φρῦτον
?) a kind of beer. The original meaning seems to have been to prepare by heat
. √93. Cf. Broth
, Bread
.] 1.
To boil or seethe; to cook.
[Obs.]
2.
To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation.
“She brews good ale.” Shak.
3.
To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.
Go,
brew
me a pottle of sack finely. Shakespeare
4.
To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch;
as, to
. brew
mischiefHence with thy
brewed
enchantments, foul deceiver! Milton.
Brew
,Verb.
I.
1.
To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
I wash, wring,
brew
, bake, scour. Shakespeare
2.
To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering;
as, a storm
. brews
in the westThere is some ill a-
brewing
towards my rest. Shakespeare
Brew
,Noun.
The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed.
Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brew
BREW
,Verb.
T.
1.
In a general sense, to boil, and mix; hence in Saxon, it signifies broth or pottage; Old. Eng. brewis.2.
In a more restricted sense, to make beer, ale or other similar liquor from malt; or to prepare a liquor from malt and hops, and in private families, from other materials, by steeping, boiling and fermentation.3.
To mingle.Brew me a pottle of sack.
4.
To contrive; to plot; as, to brew mischief.5.
To put in a state of preparation.BREW
,Verb.
I.
1.
To perform the business of brewing or making beer; as, she can brew, wash and bake.BREW
,Noun.