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hippocras

[ hip-uh-kras ]
/ ˈhɪp əˌkræs /

noun

an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.

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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)

Words nearby hippocras

hippocampal fissure, hippocampal gyrus, hippocampal sulcus, hippocampus, hip pocket, hippocras, Hippocrates, Hippocratic facies, hippocratic finger, hippocratic nail, Hippocratic oath
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British Dictionary definitions for hippocras

hippocras
/ (ˈhɪpəʊˌkræs) /

noun

an old English drink of wine flavoured with spices

Word Origin for hippocras

C14 ypocras, from Old French: Hippocrates, probably referring to a filter called Hippocrates' sleeve
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