caudle

American  

[kawd-l] / ˈkɔd l /

noun

1. a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.

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caudle British  

/ ˈkɔːdəl /

noun

1. a hot spiced wine drink made with gruel, formerly used medicinally

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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

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Example Sentences

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caudle

Ye shall have a Hempen caudle then, and the pap of a hatchet. 2nd Henry VI, act iv, sc.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe

The caudle cup used with it is severely plain, but has a good outline.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend

Mr. Dimple, you shall not go; why, half my visits are cake and caudle visits; it won't do, you know, for you to go.

From The Contrast by Montrose Jonas Moses

Lemons or Seville oranges, to preserve 282 Lemon caudle ib. —— or chocolate drops ib. —— puffs 283 —— tart ib. ——, solid ib. ——, syrup of ib.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury

That old-fashioned beverage known as caudle is never served at any other time.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

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