syllabub
a drink of milk or cream sweetened, flavored, and mixed with wine or cider.
a dessert of beaten cream that is thickened with gelatin, sweetened, and flavored with wine or liquor.
a glass or punch cup in which syllabub is served.
Origin of syllabub
1Words Nearby syllabub
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How to use syllabub in a sentence
A mere whipt-syllabub knowledge this, Jack, that always fails the person who trusts to it, when it should hold to do her service.
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9) | Samuel RichardsonYou never feel as if all your blood had been whipped to a syllabub.
My Little Sister | Elizabeth RobinsThen pour it into your little syllabub-glasses, and let them stand all night.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened | Kenelm DigbyPerhaps because syllabub and cream were the recognized dainties of the festival.
Miscellanea | Juliana Horatia EwingIn Northumberland a ring used to be dropped into the syllabub and fished for with a ladle.
Miscellanea | Juliana Horatia Ewing
British Dictionary definitions for syllabub
sillabub
/ (ˈsɪləˌbʌb) /
a spiced drink made of milk with rum, port, brandy, or wine, often hot
British a cold dessert made from milk or cream beaten with sugar, wine, and lemon juice
Origin of syllabub
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