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
“Would you like a glass of hippocras, or some perry?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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
He vows he will drink no wine till Christmas, but is delighted to find that hippocras, being a mixture of two wines, is not necessarily included in his vow.
From Among Famous Books by John Kelman
On special occasions, in the middle ages, after the dessert, hippocras was served, as they have liqueurs to this day on the Continent both after dinner and after the mid-day breakfast.
From Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine by William Carew Hazlitt
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