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oxymel
oxymel (ˈɒksɪmɛl) Also 4–7 oxi-, -mell. [a. L. oxymel (also oxymeli), a. Gr. ὀξύµελι, f. ὀξύ-ς sour + µέλι honey.] A medicinal drink or syrup compounded of vinegar and honey, sometimes with other ingredients. oxymel of squills, oxymel made with ‘vinegar of squills’.[c 1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 212 Eac s...
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Oxymel
Oxymel (, ) is a mixture of honey and vinegar, used as a medicine. Etymology and recipe
Cato the Elder describes it thus:
A wine made from vinegar and honey, which in Greece was called oxymel, (, hence [Latin] "oxymel
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Oenomel
Oxymel is made of honey, vinegar, sea salt, and rain-water. Hydromel consists of simply honey and water. Rhodomel is a mixture of roses and honey.
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Anthimus (physician)
Most of the preparations reflect Roman methods (using ingredients such as oxymel and oenomel), but the Frankish love of raw bacon is also cited.
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glycypicron
‖ glycyˈpicron ? Obs. Also 7 glucu-. [a. Gr. γλυκυπικρόν, neut. of γλυκυπικρός adj., f. γλυκύς sweet + πικρός bitter.] Something composed of sweet and bitter.1599 H. Buttes Dyets Drie Din. C viij, Embleme of Love..A bitter sweete, an Oxymel or Glycypicron. 1621 Burton Anat. ii. iii. i. i, He saith o...
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embrocate
embrocate, v. Med. (ˈɛmbrəkeɪt) Also 7 embrochate, imbrocate. [f. med.L. embrocāt- ppl. stem of embrocāre, f. embrocha: see embroch.] trans. To bathe or foment (a part of the body) with liquid, in order to remove or mitigate disease.1612 Woodall Surg. Mate Wks. (1653) 303 In Wounds of Gun-shot..Embr...
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See also
Oxymel
Shrub (drink)
Switchel
References
Iranian drinks
Vinegar
Honey-based beverages
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composititious
† composiˈtitious, a. Obs. rare—1. [f. L. compositīci-us + -ous: see -itious.] Of a composed or made-up sort.1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 527 These may be added when use calls, and no other composititious Oxymel kept.
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Godbold's Vegetable Balsam
These elaborate directions would be impossible to ever follow, and scientific observers concluded the product was simply an "oxymel" (a form of mead created
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squill
squill (skwɪl) Also 5 sqwylle, squylle, 6 squyll, 7 squille, 6–8 squil. [ad. L. squilla, var. scilla, a. Gr. σκίλλα. So F. squille, It. squilla, Pg. esquilla, Sp. escila] 1. a. A bulb or root of the sea-onion or other related plant (see 2). Chiefly in pl.c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 195 Froting wiþ squ...
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Honeygar
Honey and vinegar mixtures such as oxymel have been used for purported health benefits since ancient times. The name "Honegar" was used by D. C.
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ailing
▪ I. ailing, vbl. n. (ˈeɪlɪŋ) [f. ail v. + -ing1.] = ailment.1862 T. Trollope Marietta II. ix. 149 Seeing in it the signs of ailing. 1867 M. E. Herbert Cradle Lands ii. 60 Whose hard-won experience in Eastern ailings renders them invaluable in suggesting the proper remedies.▪ II. ailing, ppl. a. (ˈe...
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Lexicon Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis Polonorum
VI (fascicles 1(45)–8(51)): M–Oxymel
Vol. VII (fascicles 1(52)–11(62): Pabulamen–Quout
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honeyed
honeyed, honied, a. (ˈhʌnɪd) Forms as in honey n.; also 5 hownyd. [f. honey n. + -ed2.] 1. Abounding in or laden with honey; sweetened as with honey; consisting of or containing honey.c 1374 Chaucer Boeth. iii. metr. ii. 54 (Camb. MS.) Al thowh þat the pleynynge bysynesse of men yeueth hem honyede d...
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