caudle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Over the fire was dressed a caudle of eggs, milk, oatmeal, and butter.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 by Various
The caudle spoon, perforated or entire, but with a longer handle and smaller bowl than the caddy spoon, was employed to stir the mixture.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.
Cake and caudle were handed round, caudle being oatmeal gruel, with sugar, nutmeg, and white wine.
From Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Somerville, Mary
A good word, thou hast won me; this word is like a warm caudle to a cold stomach.
From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan
It might be well to explain to the present generation that caudle was a preparation of wine, eggs, and spices which was commonly fed to invalids, in the latter part of the eighteenth century.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.