Crossword clues for bitters
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bitters \Bit"ters\, n. pl. A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf, or root is steeped.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1713, from bitter. So called for its taste.
Wiktionary
n. A liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).
WordNet
n. alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
Wikipedia
A bitters is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter such that the end result is characterized by a bitter, sour, or bittersweet flavor. Numerous longstanding brands of bitters were originally developed as patent medicines, but are now sold as digestifs and cocktail flavorings.
Usage examples of "bitters".
The popular herbal drink known as Hop Bitters is said to owe many of its supposed virtues to the bryony root, substituted for the mandrake which it is alleged to contain.
Nest, sipping his fourth cup of Eardley bitters, when Dario returned to the tavern.