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possets

possets is the plural of posset.

possets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of posset.

Meaning of posset

Noun

posset (plural possets)

  1. A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.
    • I have drugged their possets.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. A baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk.
    • Some people will tell you that this position may allow inhalation of posset, but there is no evidence to support this.2008, Miriam Stoppard, Complete Baby and Childcare: Everything You Need to Know for the First Five Years, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, →ISBN
  3. A pudding-like food composed of cream, sugar, and other flavorings, such as lemon.
    • When the posset was brought forth, he turned himself into a bear, and frightening them away, had it all to himself.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 289

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Questions about possets

What is possets the plural of?
Possets is the plural of posset.

Words near possets in the dictionary

  1. possessums
  2. possest
  3. posset
  4. posseted
  5. posseting
  6. possets
  7. possewoman
  8. possibilia
  9. possibilism
  10. possibilisms
  11. possibilist

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