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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CIDER, n. The juice of apples expressed, a liquor used for drink. The word was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor; but it is now appropriated to the juice of apples, before and after fermentation.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a beverage made from juice pressed from apples [syn: cider, cyder]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English sidre, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin sicera strong drink, from Greek (Septuagint) sikera, from Hebrew sh?kh?r Date: 13th century 1. fermented apple juice often made sparkling by carbonation or fermentation in a sealed container 2. the expressed juice of fruit (as apples) used as a beverage or for making other products (as applejack)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also cyder) 1 Brit. an alcoholic drink made from fermented apple-juice. 2 US an unfermented drink made from apple-juice. Phrases and idioms: cider-press a press for crushing apples to make cider. Etymology: ME f. OF sidre, ult. f. Heb. sekar strong drink

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cider Ci"der, n. [F. cidre, OF. sidre, fr. L. sicera a kind of strong drink, Gr. ?; of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sh[=a]kar to be intoxicated, sh[=e]k[=a]r strong drink.] The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for making vinegar, and for other purposes. Note: Cider was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor, but was not applied to wine. Cider brandy, a kind of brandy distilled from cider. Cider mill, a mill in which cider is made. Cider press, the press of a cider mill.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(ciders) Cider is a drink made from apples which in Britain usually contains alcohol. In the United States, cider does not usually contain alcohol, and if it does contain alcohol, it is usually called hard cider. N-MASS • A glass of cider can be referred to as a cider. He ordered a cider. N-COUNT