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Word entry · 6 letters

caudle

Best crossword clue

"Warm egg drink"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɔːdəl/Sorted acdeluStarts with CEnds with E1 clues
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Definitions

  1. A warm egg-based drink, traditionally given as a restorative.

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English caudel, from Old Northern French caudel, from Medieval Latin caldellum, diminutive of Latin caldus, calidus (“warm”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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?
  • A venerable lady, known as Great-Aunt Grantley, who had money to bequeath to the Heir, and whom Adrian called The Eighteenth Century, occupied with Hippias the back ground of the house, and shared her caudles with him.
  • Will the cold brook, / Candied with ice, caudle thy morning taste, / To cure thy o'ernight's surfeit?

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