noun
definition
A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.
Examples of kir in a Sentence
This Bahr-el-Homr is the only affluent of 1 The Lol is also called the Kir, a name given likewise to the lower course of the Bahr-el-Homr. The confusion of names is partly attributable to the fact that each tribe has a different name for the same stream.
This third river, generally called the Kir, has proved to be only the lower course of the Lol or Bahr-el-Arab.
For after the death of himself and of his wives Buddhism gradually decayed, and was subjected by succeeding kings to cruel persecutions; and it was not till more than half a century afterwards, under King Kir Song de Tsan, who reigned 740-786, that true religion is acknowledged by the ecclesiastical historians to have become firmly established in the land.
Along for the ride is his randy wiseacre albatross companion, Kir, who is constantly getting the pair into difficulties.
We were offered an aperitif in the lounge before lunch and were served a delicious kir along with olives, nuts and savory nibbles.
This central desert is the Kir, Kej, Katz or Kash Kaian of Arabic medieval geography and a part of the ancient Kaiani kingdom; the prefix Kej or Kach always denoting lowlevel flats or valleys, in contradistinction to mountains or hills.