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Webster 1913 Edition

Caudle

Cau′dle

,
Noun.
[OF.
caudel
, F.
chaudeau
, dim. of LL
calidum
a sweet drink, fr. L.
caidus
warm. See
Caldron
.]
A kind of warm drink for sick persons, being a mixture of wine with eggs, bread, sugar, and spices.

Cau′dle

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Caudled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Caudling
.]
1.
To make into caudle.
2.
Too serve as a caudle to; to refresh.
[R.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Caudle

CAUDLE

,
Noun.
A kind of warm broth, a mixture of wine and other ingredients prepared for the sick.

CAUDLE

,
Verb.
T.
To make or prepare caudle, or to dress with caudle.

Definition 2024

caudle

caudle

English

Noun

caudle ‎(plural caudles)

  1. A hot drink given to the sick, consisting of wine or ale, eggs, and bread.

Synonyms

Verb

caudle ‎(third-person singular simple present caudles, present participle caudling, simple past and past participle caudled)

  1. (transitive) To make into caudle.
  2. (transitive) To serve as a caudle to; to refresh.
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Anagrams

Etymology

From Old Northern French caudel, from Medieval Latin caldellum, diminutive of Latin caldum, caldus ‎(“warm”).

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