Meaning & use

cyder

noun·Advanced

An old-fashioned spelling of cider, an alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink made from fermented or pressed apples.

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The old recipe book called for a pint of cyder to flavor the stew.

Visitors to the historic farm can sample cyder pressed using an original nineteenth-century mill.

A note on using this word

Cyder now appears mainly on traditional or heritage-style labels in Britain, evoking an old-fashioned or artisanal image.

Words with a similar meaning

cider

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