hippocras
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hippocras
1325–75; Middle English ypocras, apparently short for ypocras wyn (translation of Medieval Latin vīnum hippocraticum; so called because clarified by filtering through a strainer named after Hippocrates); Middle English ypocras < Old French: Hippocrates < Medieval Latin Hippocrās, alteration of Latin Hippocratēs, on model of words like cīvitās (nominative), cīvitātis (genitive)
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According to several medieval cookbooks the most common of the sweet, spiced wines in the late middle-ages were still referred to as hippocras, with the term "mulled wine" coming later.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2022
The page who had brought Sir Agravaine’s hippocras came in from the cloister door.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
“Would you like a glass of hippocras, or some perry?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The grains were used as a condiment, like pepper, and in making the spiced wine called hippocras.
From The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 by Julius E. Olson
A silver basket held a store of thin toasted rye-cakes, and by the monk's hand stood a flagon of that drink most dear to holy palates, the rich syrupy hippocras.
From The Path of the King by John Buchan
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