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champagne
1[sham-peyn]
noun
(initial capital letter)the sparkling, dry, white table wine from the region of Champagne in France.
a similar sparkling wine produced elsewhere.
(formerly) the nonsparkling, dry, white table wine produced in the region of Champagne in France.
a very pale yellow or greenish-yellow color.
anything considered the best or luxurious.
adjective
having the color of champagne.
luxurious or expensive.
champagne tastes.
Champagne
2[sham-peyn, shah
noun
a region and former province in NE France.
champagne
/ ʃæˈɪ /
noun
(sometimes capital) a white sparkling wine produced around Reims and Epernay, France
(loosely) any effervescent white wine
a colour varying from a pale orange-yellow to a greyish-yellow
( as adjective )
a champagne carpet
(modifier) denoting a luxurious lifestyle
a champagne capitalist
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of champagne1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of champagne1
Example Sentences
The opener missed his opportunity to provide the champagne moment when he whipped one off his pads to Head, who barely celebrated.
"It was only when the lady from The National Lottery turned up to pay us and handed us a bottle of champagne that I think I finally let myself believe it was real," he said.
When the Bruins needed it the most, Souza struck out two in a scoreless eighth, putting metaphorical champagne on ice in Westwood.
Watson admitted the end of the season has been difficult, but he delivered a champagne moment that will be remembered for a lifetime.
The shadow chancellor is right to say there should no champagne corks, but no bubbles were in evidence when Rachel Reeves spoke at the Rolls-Royce factory after the numbers were published.
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