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moirt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dregs noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
  • lees noun The sediment of dead yeast and fruit residue left after fermenting a drink like wine.
  • trub noun The layer of sediment that appears at the bottom of the fermenter after yeast has completed the bulk of the fermentation.

Senses

moirt is used for these senses in English:

  • dregs The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
  • lees The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
  • trub (brewing, uncountable) The layer of sediment that appears at the bottom of the fermenter after yeast has completed the bulk of the fermentation.

dregs — full definition

  1. noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
  2. noun The most worthless or lowest part of something, especially people.

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