The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eau de vie \Eau` de vie"\ [F., water of life; eau (L. aqua) water + de of + vie (L. vita) life.] French name for brandy. Cf. Aqua vit[ae], under Aqua. --Bescherelle. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
eau de vie n 1: strong coarse brandy