| 单词 | honey water |
| 释义 | > as lemmashoney water honey water n. (a) water with honey dissolved in it (cf. hydromel n.); (b) the sweet, unfermented sap or juice of any of several agaves, esp. the American aloe, Agave americana; cf. pulque n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] > honey and water hydromelc1400 honey water1525 melicrate1568 1525 tr. H. von Brunschwig Noble Experyence Vertuous Handy Warke Surg. sig. L.iiiv/2 Wasshe it with hony water yt the matter maye come out to the vtermoost membre. 1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick iii. xvii. 98 The bitter pithes of Citrons may be made sweet, if you take the Citron-seeds, and steep them in honey-water. 1792 Ld. Nelson 5 Feb. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) I. 292 To tell her where honey-water is sold in Norwich. 1840 Penny Mag. 25 Jan. 31/2 When fermented, honey-water obtains the name of mead. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. 673 The unfermented juice [of Agave americana] is called Aguamiel or honey-water. 1942 C. Barett On Wallaby iii. 39 ‘Nana’ slipped honey-water from a teaspoon. 1983 Handbk. N. Amer. Indians X. 332/1 Maguey and its derivatives honey water (aguamiel) and mescal. 2009 P. Laufer Dangerous World of Butterflies xi. 236 Johnson soaks toilet paper with honey water, and the blues suck up the sweet liquid. < as lemmas |
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