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julep

[joo-lip]

noun

  1. mint julep.

  2. a sweet drink, variously prepared and sometimes medicated.



julep

/ ˈdʒuːlɪp /

noun

  1. a sweet drink, variously prepared and sometimes medicated

  2. short for mint julep

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Word History and Origins

Origin of julep1

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Arabic julāb < Persian gulāb, equivalent to gul rose + āb water
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Word History and Origins

Origin of julep1

C14: from Old French, from Arabic julāb, from Persian gulāb rose water, from gul rose + āb water
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Example Sentences

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Finally, the mint julep is a vile almost undrinkable beverage.

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Revelers at Churchill Downs will be wearing colorful hats and sipping $22 mint juleps from souvenir glasses under the twin spires that stand sentry over this cathedral of horse racing.

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A member or his guest can wander from the Grove's shooting range to a lecture by Blackwater founder Erik Prince, or from a mint julep party to a performance by the Grove's symphony orchestra.

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Crushed ice, meanwhile, dilutes cocktails quickly because of its high surface area, creating the refreshing, slushy consistency found in juleps that would taste too cloying otherwise.

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But here, in every direction, Derby-goers in fancy dresses and seersucker suits posed for selfies, fluffed the feathers in their hats and sipped mint juleps.

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