![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Today's random etymological fact
Nov. 15th, 2003 11:34 amSo, let us set out some conditions, obtained from the OED.
1) cidery is an adjective, and an adjective alone. It is a rare word, meaning "Of the nature of, or resembling cider."
2) ciderist is a noun, of course, meaning "One who makes cider; a connoisseur in cider."
We need, therefore, a term for a location where cider is made; I had previously thought it might be "cidery," by analogy with "winery."
So we turn to ciderage, expecting our quest to be at an end. Instead, we find the following definition: "Obs. Herb. The Water-Pepper, Polygonum Hydropiper; also P. Persicaria."
So what the hell do you call a place where cider is made?????
ETA: It's a cider-house. But I still prefer "cidery."
1) cidery is an adjective, and an adjective alone. It is a rare word, meaning "Of the nature of, or resembling cider."
2) ciderist is a noun, of course, meaning "One who makes cider; a connoisseur in cider."
We need, therefore, a term for a location where cider is made; I had previously thought it might be "cidery," by analogy with "winery."
So we turn to ciderage, expecting our quest to be at an end. Instead, we find the following definition: "Obs. Herb. The Water-Pepper, Polygonum Hydropiper; also P. Persicaria."
So what the hell do you call a place where cider is made?????
ETA: It's a cider-house. But I still prefer "cidery."
