Caudle

//ˈkɔːdəl// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A drink given to the sick, consisting of ale or wine, bread, and eggs.

    "Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?"

Verb
  1. 1
    To make into caudle. transitive
  2. 2
    To serve as a caudle to; to refresh. transitive

    "Will the cold brook, / Candied with ice, caudle thy morning taste, / To cure thy o'ernight's surfeit?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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health foodpossetpossetyogurt

Example

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"Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English caudel, from Old Northern French caudel, from Medieval Latin caldellum, diminutive of Latin caldus, calidus (“warm”).

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