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.

---

caudle British  

/ ˈkɔːdəl /

noun

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

---

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

See Examples For:

caudle

At both the doors in the hall are porters, to view the comers in and out at meal times; to each of them is allowed a cast of bread, and a caudle nightly after supper.

From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by William Francis Dawson

Taking a caudle from the table, he left the room, and ascended the wide staircase towards his chamber.

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever

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

The distinguished party afterwards had the honour of partaking of caudle with the nursery-maids.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 27, 1841 by Various

Morat or morass, as far as I can make out from a rather confused note of von der Hagen's, was a sort of caudle, flavored with mulberry or cherry juice.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown