Caudle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɔːdəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Caudle is a noun meaning A drink given to the sick, consisting of ale or wine, bread, and eggs.
Meaning
A drink given to the sick, consisting of ale or wine, bread, and eggs.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To make into caudle.
- (transitive) To serve as a caudle to; to refresh.
Example Sentences
Will the cold brook, / Candied with ice, caudle thy morning taste, / To cure thy o'ernight's surfeit?
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?
A venerable lady, known as Great-Aunt Grantley, who had money to bequeath to the Heir, and whom Adrian called The Eighteenth Century, occupied with Hippias the back ground of the house, and shared her caudles with him.
Word Forms
- caudles
- caudling
- caudled
Synonyms for caudle
Depending on context, synonyms include posset.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include copus, cullis, skilligalee, snakebite, cawl, tisane.
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