hippocras
an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
Origin of hippocras
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How to use hippocras in a sentence
Neither wine nor hippocras had befogged the stout heads of the Assyrians, nor loosened their canny tongues.
Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity | Alexandre KuprinTo these their Norman successors added clarr, garhiofilac, and hippocras.
Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England | Richard Valpy FrenchThe constant mention about this time of hippocras (Ipocras, Ypocrasse) demands some notice.
Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England | Richard Valpy FrenchSack and hippocras are no longer to be found in our cellars; but, as we have shown, we still compound the wassail-bowl.
The Book of Christmas | Thomas K. HerveyThen pour it into an hippocras bag, and let it run through it two or three times, to be very clear.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened | Kenelm Digby
British Dictionary definitions for hippocras
/ (ˈhɪpəʊˌkræs) /
an old English drink of wine flavoured with spices
Origin of hippocras
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