- (n.) A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice of some fruit, diluted, sweetened, and flavored in various ways; as, orange sherbet; lemon sherbet; raspberry sherbet, etc.
- (n.) A flavored water ice.
- (n.) A preparation of bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, sugar, etc., variously flavored, for making an effervescing drink; -- called also sherbet powder.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). sherbet. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/sherbet/definitions/2061328 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "sherbet" http://smartdefine.org/sherbet/definitions/2061328 (accessed September 28, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, sherbet, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/sherbet/definitions/2061328>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "sherbet" 28 May 2011. Web. 28 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/sherbet/definitions/2061328> |