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oenomel

American

[ee-nuh-mel, en-uh-] / ˈi nəˌmɛl, ˈɛn ə- /

noun

a drink made of wine mixed with honey.
something combining strength with sweetness.

oenomel British

/ ˈiːnəˌmɛl /

noun

a drink made of wine and honey
literary a source of strength and sweetness

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Etymology

Origin of oenomel

1565–75; < Late Latin oenomeli < Greek oinómeli, equivalent to oîno ( s ) wine + méli honey

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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.

From The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry by Ernest Hartley Coleridge

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