oenomel
Americannoun
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a drink made of wine mixed with honey.
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something combining strength with sweetness.
noun
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a drink made of wine and honey
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literary a source of strength and sweetness
Etymology
Origin of oenomel
1565–75; < Late Latin oenomeli < Greek oinómeli, equivalent to oîno ( s ) wine + méli honey
Example Sentences
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The English may think of him as they please! and for them, or some of them, there is "a better oenomel," a vinum Dæmonum, which Byron has not in his gift.
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For the coffee—thank you, indeed thank you, but nothing after the 'oenomel' and before half past six.
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