water distilled from milk, or from milk containing herbs and other medicinal substances; cf. milk water n. at compounds 3a.

a cordial prepared (like absinthe or vermouth) from wormwood; also figurative.

a cordial distilled from milk and herbs.

= wormwood wine n.

a cordial distilled from mint.

A cordial prepared by macerating the kernels of peaches, apricots, almonds, etc., in spirits. Cf. noyau, n. 1.

a cordial made with marigold-flowers, nutmeg and saffron.

a cordial containing oil of peppermint, used as a carminative.

a mixture of water and an extract of pimento.

(a) tea made by infusing mint leaves; (b) = mint water n. (now rare).

A cordial or liqueur flavoured with peppermint oil; (in later use) spec. = crème de menthe at crème, n. 1b.

a drink made using rum, the juice of one or more types of citrus fruit, and sugar; cf. shrub, n.2

an alcoholic cordial prepared by steeping bruised ginger in brandy.

a peppermint-flavoured cordial.

cloves. A cordial consisting of spirits strongly flavoured with the spice.

a shrub or acid drink made from currants.

U.S. A cordial or syrup made from the juice of the raspberry, with vinegar and sugar.