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caudle
[ kawd-l ]
/ ˈkɔd l /
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noun
a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.
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Origin of caudle
1250–1300; Middle English caudel<Old North French <Medieval Latin caldellum, equivalent to Latin calid(um) warmed watered wine (noun use of neuter of calidus warm) + -ellum diminutive suffix; see -elle
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caudle
/ (ˈkɔːdəl) /
noun
a hot spiced wine drink made with gruel, formerly used medicinally
Word Origin for caudle
C13: from Old Northern French caudel, from Medieval Latin caldellum, from Latin calidus warm
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