Oxymel
//ˈɒksɪmɛl// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mixture of honey, water, and vinegar, boiled to a syrup, sometimes mixed with herbs or spices. historical
"If it long continue, vomits may be taken after meat, or otherwise gently procured with warm water, oxymel, etc., now and then."
Example
More examples"If it long continue, vomits may be taken after meat, or otherwise gently procured with warm water, oxymel, etc., now and then."
Etymology
From Middle English oximel, from Late Latin oxymel, oxymeli (“acid and honey”), from Ancient Greek ὀξύμελι (oxúmeli).
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