hydromel

American  

[hahy-druh-mel] / ˈhaɪ drəˌmɛl /

noun

1. a liquor consisting of honey and water that, when fermented, becomes mead.

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hydromel British  

/ ˈhaɪdrəʊˌmɛl /

noun

1. archaic another word for mead 1

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Etymology

Origin of hydromel

1555–65; < Latin < Greek hydrómeli, equivalent to hydro- hydro- ¹ + méli honey; replacing late Middle English ydromel < Medieval Latin (variant of hydromel )

Example Sentences

"And what is the wide maw that is to swallow up those bags of wheat, those muttons, those heads of beef and those barrels of hydromel?"

From The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul by Sue, Eugène

Their great halls were warm, and by the light of the naked swords that covered the vault they drank hydromel in horns of ivory.

From The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul by Flaubert, Gustave

They have many labors to perform, and are the ones who manipulate the grains, hydromel and beer, and grind pepper in the matt-biett.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various

It is possible, however, that these compositions refer to mixtures in which beer, the produce of fermented grain, was confounded with hydromel, or fermented honey.

From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by Jacob, P. L.

Causam huius assignat Cardanus, quod hydromel vetustate transeat in vinum.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard