seltzer water
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the waters of Selters, Germany, which are naturally carbonated.
Noun
[edit]seltzer water (countable and uncountable, plural seltzer waters)
- A beverage made of plain carbonated water, often for use in mixing with alcohol, cordials, and juices.
- Synonyms: seltzer, club soda, soda water
- 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, chapter XX, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:
- The Native had previously packed […] an unusual quantity of carpet-bags and small portmanteaus […] : and having filled his own pockets with Seltzer water, East India sherry, sandwiches, shawls, telescopes, maps, and newspapers, any or all of which light baggage the Major might require at any instant of the journey, he announced that everything was ready.