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Bitter (beer) — A glass of bitter Bitter is an English term for pale ale.[1] Bitters vary in colour from gold to dark amber and in strength from 3% to 7% alcohol by volume. Contents … Wikipedia
Bitter orange — For the fruit known as Chinese Bitter Orange, see Trifoliate orange. Citrus aurantium Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Bitter Sweet — is an operetta in three acts written by Noel Coward and first produced in 1929 at Her Majesty s Theatre in London. It ran for a very successful 967 performances. The relatively simple plot set in 19th century and early 20th century England and… … Wikipedia
Light Opera Works — is a resident professional not for profit musical theatre company in Evanston, Illinois. It was founded in 1980 by Philip Kraus, Bridget McDonough (still its managing director), and Ellen Dubinsky. Light Opera Works has presented over 75… … Wikipedia
Light cavalerie vodka — is a type of bitter. Specifically a type of Polish bitter known as nalewka, a macerate of herbs and spices in a distilled spirit, in this case vodka. The family of nalewka for which this belongs is commonly known as Bitter Drops. It is the highly … Wikipedia
bitter — [[t]bɪ̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ bitterest, bitters 1) ADJ GRADED In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely. ...the scene of bitter fighting during the Second World War. ...a bitter attack on the Government s failure … English dictionary
Bitter earth — Earth Earth ([ e]rth), n. [AS. eor[eth]e; akin to OS. ertha, OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. j[ o]r[eth], Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. a[=i]r[thorn]a, OHG. ero, Gr. ?, adv., to earth, and perh. to E. ear to plow.] 1. The globe or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bitter Gold Hearts — infobox Book | name = Bitter Gold Hearts title orig = translator = author = Glen Cook cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Garrett P.I. genre = Fantasy, Mystery publisher = Roc release date = June 1988 media type =… … Wikipedia
bitter apple — Colocynth Col ocynth, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf. {Coloquintida}.] (Med.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber ({Citrullus colocynthis}, or {Cucumis colocynthis}), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bitter cucumber — Colocynth Col ocynth, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf. {Coloquintida}.] (Med.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber ({Citrullus colocynthis}, or {Cucumis colocynthis}), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
