champagne vs sham

champagne

noun
  • A glass of champagne. 

  • A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne. 

  • Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise. 

  • A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise. 

  • Any sparkling white wine. 

verb
  • To drink champagne. 

  • To ply or treat with champagne. 

adj
  • champagne 

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

sham

noun
  • Champagne. 

  • A decorative cover for a pillow. 

  • A false front, or removable ornamental covering. 

  • Trickery, hoaxing. 

  • A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine. 

adj
  • mock 

  • Intended to deceive; false. 

  • counterfeit; unreal 

  • See also Thesaurus:fake 

verb
  • To obtrude by fraud or imposition. 

  • To deceive, cheat, lie. 

  • To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign. 

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