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Definition of chablis : 1. A white wine made near Chablis, a town in France.
2. a white wine resembling Chablis{ 1}, but made elsewhere, as in California.

Synonyms:

white burgundy

Medoc, red wine, Riesling, champagne, muscatel, wine, sherry, Chianti, Burgundy, Rhine wine, white wine, claret, Moselle, Bordeaux, Madeira, tawny port, Sauterne, vermouth, port, mulled wine

Usage examples:

• After the oysters were removed, the champagne and chablis which had washed them down had begun, nevertheless, to raise the thermometer, when, rushing into the room where the banquet was taking place, a young man in a cap conveyed to Thuillier a most unexpected and crushing blow. - "The Lesser Bourgeoisie", Honore de Balzac.
• I am sick of all this, and doubt if it is worth printing; but it amused me very much one night as Hugh related it over a bottle of Chablis and a pipe. - "David Elginbrod", George MacDonald.
• The waiter poured out the chablis carefully. - "Man and Maid", Elinor Glyn.