See Also: Xeres(dictionary)

eisteddfod (iou) and Xeres (iou)


eisteddfod (iou)



eisteddfod noun. . E19.
[Welsh = session, from eistedd sit.]
A congress of Welsh bards; a national or local gathering (in Wales, or in Other places with a strong Welsh influence) for competitions of literature, Music, folk-Dance, etc.; spec. (Eisteddfod, in full Royal National Eisteddfod) an annual national gathering of this kind.
Eisteddfodic adjective L19.

Xeres (iou)



Xeres noun. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
[A town in Andalusia, Spain (now Jerez de la Frontera).]
In full Xeres sack, Xeres Wine. = SHERRY noun 1.