ginger brandy

A cordial prepared by steep time. *gi-nete, s. [GENET.] *gin-fül, *gyn-ful, a . [Eng. gin (3), s.; -ful (1).] Deceitful, treacherous, false. *ging, 8. [GANG, 8.] A gang, a body, a crowd. gìn gâl, s . [A native word.] An East Indian breech-loading fire-arm, carrying a ball from four to eight ounces. It is fired from a rest. [JINGAL.] gin-gel-lỹ, gin-gil-le, s. [An East Indian word.] (For definition see compound.) gingelly, or gingillie oil, s. The oil of Sesamum orientale. gin-ger, *gin-giuere, *gyn-gyre, *gin-giv-er, *gin-gib-er, *zim-bip-er-1, *zin-gi-ber-1, s. & a. (Fr. gingembre ; Prov. gingebre , gingibre , gingiebre ; Sp. gengibre ; Port. gengivre ; Ital. zenzero, zenze vero, zenzovero; Lat. zinziberis , from Gr. zinggi beris an Arabian spice plant, the root of which was used in medicine; probably ginger, Sans. cringa - véra =antler-shaped, referring to the resemblance of the root to the horn of some ruminant animals.] A. As substantive: 1. Botany: (1) Zingiber of ficin ale , Common or Narrow-leaved Ginger.. It has subse ile linear lanceolate smooth leaves, oblong spikes, acute bracts, and a three lobed lip. It is a native of India, but is cultivated in most tropical countries. (2) The genus Zingiber . There is a Broad-leaved Ginger, Zingiber zerumbet , also a native of India. It is used externally for cataplasms and fomentations, but is not eaten. (3) Sedum acre , from its extreme pungency. 2. Comm.: The dry, wrinkled rhizomes of the ginger-plant. The pieces, or as they are called races , are usually from two to four inches long, branched, flat, and of a pale buff color. Ginger is known in commerce under two forms, coated and uncoated or scraped, the latter having been deprived of its epidermis when in the green state, and sold as white ginger. The chief varieties imported into this country are Jamaica, Cochin, Bengal, Japan, and African. The first three are scraped gingers, and of these Jamaica is the most esteemed owing to its color and flavor. Some kinds of ginger are bleached with chloride of lime, while others are simply coated with chalk to give them a whiter appearance. Ginger is an agreeable aromatic, and a valuable stomachic; but is more largely used as a condiment than as a medicine. Pre Ginger-plant. served ginger, so largely imported from China in jars, consists of the young rhizomes boiled in syrup. Ground ginger is frequently adulterated, the chief adulterants being sago flour, wheat flour, ground rice, and arrowroot. These are added, not only to increase the weight, but to whiten a dark-colored and sweetening with sugar. It contains from thirty to forty per cent. of proof-spirit. ginger-cordial, s. prepared by simply adding e ence of ginger to An unfermented beverage, plain spirit, and sweetening with sugar or syrup. It contains from ten to eighteen per cent. of pro of spirit. ginger-gra , s. Bot.: A gra , Anatherium nard us, indigenous to India, in parts of which the native name is Koshel. ginger-plant, s. Bot .: Tan acetum vulgare .