Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BRAN'DY, n. [D. branden; Ger. brennen, to distil; branden, to boil; brenner, a distiller; G. branntwein; Fr. brandevin, brandy. See Burn.]

An ardent spirit distilled from wine. The same name is now given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States particularly to that which is distilled from cider and peaches.