eau de vie

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eau de vie - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eau de vie \Eau` de vie"\ [F., water of life; eau (L. aqua)
     water + de of + vie (L. vita) life.]
     French name for brandy. Cf. Aqua vit[ae], under Aqua.
     --Bescherelle.
     [1913 Webster]

eau de vie - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  eau de vie
      n 1: strong coarse brandy