Brăn'dy, n.

n. [Contracted from O. Eng. brandwine, Ger. brantwein, brantewein, i. e., burned wine, Fr. brandevin.] An ardent spirit distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States particularly to that which is distilled from cider and peaches. In the north of Europe, the term is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain.