单词 | caudle |
释义 | caudle in British English (ˈkɔːdəl) noun a hot spiced wine drink made with gruel, formerly used medicinally Word origin C13: from Old Northern French caudel, from Medieval Latin caldellum, from Latin calidus warmcaudle in American English (ˈkɔdəl) noun a warm drink for invalids, esp. a spiced and sugared gruel with wine or ale added Word origin ME & Anglo-Fr caudel; ult. < L calidus, caldus, warm < calere, to be warm: see calorieExamples of 'caudle' in a sentence |
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