oenomel
[ee-nuh-mel, en-uh-]
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noun
a drink made of wine mixed with honey.
something combining strength with sweetness.
Origin of oenomel
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For the coffee—thank you, indeed thank you, but nothing after the 'oenomel' and before half past six.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
oenomel
noun
Word Origin for oenomel
C16: via Latin from Greek oinos wine + meli honey
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