| 单词 | imperial water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasimperial water imperial water n. (also †water imperial) now historical and rare a drink made with cream of tartar, lemon (or occasionally orange) rind, and sugar, often used for medicinal purposes; = imperial drink n. [Compare Middle French eau imperiale (1557, in a translation of a post-classical Latin text which does not contain a parallel), French (now hist.) eau impériale.] ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > fruit juice or squash > [noun] > juice with sugar and water imperial water1535 lemonadoc1640 lemonade1664 orangeade1672 Barbados-water1700 imperial drink1767 imperial1772 beverage1796 lemon cordial1836 citronade1840 king's cup1843 ade1861 lemon1885 limeade1892 citron pressé1916 bellywash1959 nimbu pani1961 1535Water imperial [see sense A. 9a]. 1580 R. Hakluyt in Orig. Writings & Corr. two R. Hakluyts (1935) i. 154 Cynomom water [and] Imperial water is to be had with you to make a shew of. 1623 G. Markham Countrey Contentments (rev. ed.) i. ii. 132 (margin) To make the emperiall water. 1769 E. Raffald Experienced Eng. House-keeper xv. 307 (heading) To make Imperial Water. 1865 Madras Q. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 8 112 A bottle of imperial water was left beside the sick person to be used as a drink. 2005 L. Kassell Med. & Magic in Elizabethan London (2007) iii. vi. 155 Occasionally Forman specified a potion or pill, such as his imperial water, strong water, an electuary, or diet drink. < as lemmas |
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