variants
or less commonly sherbert
1
: a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice
2
: an ice with milk, egg white, or gelatin added
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The shop’s towering shelves are piled with fedoras, porkpies, boaters, and flat caps in the usual colors—browns, blacks, blues—as well as the hues of cantaloupe flesh, crème de violette, and raspberry sherbet.
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David Kamp, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Comprised of 144 images, the hefty tome spans grand, marble hallways in hues of sherbet lemon and marsala red, as well as sweeping cream staircases and ornate, limestone floors.
—Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2025
The camp offers outdoor beds with cozy and upscale sleeping bags, known as swags, for a night spent beneath the Southern Cross and a morning watching nearby Uluru turn sherbet orange.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025
Spoon sherbet into a large bowl; mash with a silicone spatula or wooden spoon until creamy.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
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David Kamp, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Comprised of 144 images, the hefty tome spans grand, marble hallways in hues of sherbet lemon and marsala red, as well as sweeping cream staircases and ornate, limestone floors.
—Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2025
The camp offers outdoor beds with cozy and upscale sleeping bags, known as swags, for a night spent beneath the Southern Cross and a morning watching nearby Uluru turn sherbet orange.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025
Spoon sherbet into a large bowl; mash with a silicone spatula or wooden spoon until creamy.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Sherbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sherbet. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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sherbet
noun
sher·bet
ˈshər-bət 
: a frozen dessert of fruit juice to which milk, egg white, or gelatin is added before freezing
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