Hippocras
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɪ.pəʊ.kɹæs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hippocras is a noun meaning (historical) A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which are strained out by a cloth before the drink is consumed.
Meaning
(historical) A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which are strained out by a cloth before the drink is consumed.
Example Sentences
Spiced wine, sweetened with sugar or honey, perhaps the original of the modern liqueur, was employed occasionally under the name of hippocras.
It is long since that disorderly potentate [the Lord of Misrule] went the way of the Dodo, and hippocras has become almost as mythical as ambrosia; but, once upon a time, they played a prominent part in legal education.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hippomanes, hipparch, hippodame, hippeus, hippophage, hippodromist.
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