oxymel
UK/ˈɒksɪmɛl/
oxymel noun: a mixture of honey, water, and vinegar, boiled to a syrup, sometimes mixed with herbs or spices.
Noun
oxymel (plural oxymels)
- A mixture of honey, water, and vinegar, boiled to a syrup, sometimes mixed with herbs or spices.
- If it long continue, vomits may be taken after meat, or otherwise gently procured with warm water, oxymel, etc., now and then.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II...
oxymel meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian
oxymel in Tamil
- காடித்தேன்
oxymel in Arabic
- Translations
- سِكَنْجَبِين sikanjabīn, سِكَنْجُبِين sikanjubīn, سِرْكَنْجَبِين sirkanjabīn, سِرْكَنْجُبِين sirkanjubīn
oxymel in Persian
- Translations
- سکنگبین sekangabin, sekangobin, سرکنگبین serkangabin, serkangobin, سکنجبین sekanjabin
Forms of oxymel
| plural | oxymels |
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Origin of oxymel
From Middle English oximel, from Late Latin oxymel, oxymeli (“acid and honey”), from Ancient Greek ὀξύμελι (oxúmeli).
Questions about oxymel
- What does oxymel mean?
- Oxymel means a mixture of honey, water, and vinegar, boiled to a syrup, sometimes mixed with herbs or spices.
- What is oxymel in Tamil?
- Oxymel in Tamil is காடித்தேன். See Oxymel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is oxymel?
- Oxymel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oxymel?
- Oxymel is pronounced /ˈɒksɪmɛl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oxymel?
- The plural of oxymel is oxymels.
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