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Webster 1913 Edition
Koumiss
Kou′miss
,Noun.
[Russ.
kumys
; of Mongolian origin.] An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made by the Tartars of central Asia from mare’s or camel's milk. It can be obtained from any kind of milk, and is now largely made in Europe.
[Written also
koumyss
, kumiss
, kumis
, kumish
, and kumys
.] Koumiss
has from time immemorial served the Tartar instead of wine or spirits. J. H. Newman.
Definition 2024
koumiss
koumiss
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Noun
koumiss (usually uncountable, plural koumisses)
- A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, page 688:
- Here, for example—a Scythian koumiss vessel, third century B.C. You can clearly see the Greek influence, especially in the friezework.
- 1898, Herbert Allen Giles, A Chinese Biographical Dictionary, page 12:
- [Of a Persian wine] One name for this wine was 黑水晶 "black crystal"; it has also been confused with koumiss.
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Translations
fermented drink
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