‖ aigre-doux, -ce, a.
In 6 agerdows.
[Fr. aigre sour, doux, -ce sweet.]
Compounded of sweet and sour. Cf. agro-dolce.
1523 Skelton Garl. Laurel 1250 He wrate an Epitaph for his grave stone With wordes devoute & sentence agerdows. For he was ever agaynst Goddis hows. |