champagne

noun6

1. •
   a white wine with many small bubbles, made in one area of France

   • [T]he women will wear cashmeres, and then men will drink champagne. — 1827
2. •
   (informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.

   • I’ve been saving an excellent Brazilian champagne for a special occasion.
3. •
   (informal) Any sparkling white wine.
4. •
   A glass of champagne.

   • "I'm not scared of needles, but I certainly don’t like them," she says. "I had a champagne en route to the clinic – maybe two – which I'd probably not recommended, but whatever works, right?[…]" — 2017
5. •
   A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.

   • Suede Leather Hat, in gray, champagne, rose or blue, flower-trimmed. — 1915
6. •
   (An ordinary occupying) the base of the shield, either flat-topped (like the chief at the top of the shield) or curved (as in a mount or trimount).

   • Two rows of Vair, on a champagne gules an open crown or (both 2 and 3 for CRONBERG). — 1892

verb2

1. •
   To drink champagne.

   • We clareted and champagned till two—then supped, and finished with a kind of regency punch composed of madeira, brandy, and green tea, no real water being admitted therein. — 1814
2. •
   To ply or treat with champagne.

adjective1

1. •
   Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.

   • This is the year! With champagne colors the thing on the fashion scene, Clairol is popping the corks on 4 new Champagne Blondes^®! […] Clairol's Creme Toner is your choice of Champagne color. — 1962

noun1

1. •
   A cultural region and former province of France, the terroir of the wine champagne; now part of Grand Est region.