posset
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of posset
1400–50; late Middle English poshote, possot < ?
Vocabulary lists containing posset
Example Sentences
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"Lots of babies cry, or they posset, or they get a little minor rash or something," said Michael Perkin, a pediatric allergist based in the U.K.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2023
In its place now is a delicate lemon posset with an intense sauce of pulped passion fruit.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
Far more appetizing is a lemon posset, for which you bring two cups of cream and a half cup of sugar to a low boil until it thickens, about 10 minutes.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2017
By the 13th century, monks were known to drink a posset with eggs and figs.
From Time ● Jul. 21, 2015
An army of servants clad in bright blue livery for the new king bore jugs of posset and poured spiced wine in pewter goblets stamped with the seal of Claudius.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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