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caudles

caudles is the plural of caudle.

caudles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of caudle.

Meaning of caudle

Noun

caudle (plural caudles)

  1. A drink given to the sick, consisting of ale or wine, bread, and eggs.
    • 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?1634 (first performance), William D’avenant [i.e., William Davenant], The Wits: A Comedie; […], published 1636; republished in Two Excellent Plays: […], London: […] G. Bedel, and T[homas] Collins...
    Synonyms:
    posset

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Proper noun capitalized: Caudles

Caudles

  1. (plural) plural of Caudle

Questions about caudles

What is caudles the plural of?
Caudles is the plural of caudle.
What part of speech is caudles?
Caudles is a proper noun.

Words near caudles in the dictionary

  1. caudipterids
  2. caudle
  3. caudle cup
  4. caudle cups
  5. caudled
  6. caudles
  7. caudling
  8. caudo-
  9. caudocentral
  10. caudocephalad
  11. caudocephalic

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