hippocras

[ hip-uh-kras ]

/ ˈhɪp əˌkræs /

noun

an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.

Origin of hippocras

1325–75; Middle English ypocras, apparently short for ypocras wyn (translation of Medieval Latin vīnum hippocraticum; so called because clarified by filtering through a strainer named after Hippocrates); Middle English ypocras<Old French: Hippocrates <Medieval Latin Hippocrās, alteration of Latin Hippocratēs, on model of words like cīvitās (nominative), cīvitātis (genitive)

Words nearby hippocras

hippocampal fissure, hippocampal gyrus, hippocampal sulcus, hippocampus, hip pocket, hippocras, Hippocrates, Hippocratic facies, hippocratic finger, hippocratic nail, Hippocratic oath

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Example sentences from the Web for hippocras

To these their Norman successors added clarr, garhiofilac, and hippocras.
Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England|Richard Valpy French
Hippocras, hip′o-kras, n. an aromatic medicated wine, formerly much used as a cordial.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Hippocras, hypocras bag, a bag used in making hippocras, a medicinal drink consisting of spiced wines.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened|Kenelm Digby
Neither wine nor hippocras had befogged the stout heads of the Assyrians, nor loosened their canny tongues.
Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity|Alexandre Kuprin

Then pour it into an Hippocras bag, and let it run through it two or three times, to be very clear.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened|Kenelm Digby

British Dictionary definitions for hippocras

hippocras

/ (ˈhɪpəʊˌkræs) /

noun

an old English drink of wine flavoured with spices

Word Origin for hippocras

C14 ypocras, from Old French: Hippocrates, probably referring to a filter called Hippocrates' sleeve

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单词	hippocras
释义	hippocras [ hip-uh-kras ] / ˈhɪp əˌkræs / noun an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices. Origin of hippocras 1325–75; Middle English ypocras, apparently short for ypocras wyn (translation of Medieval Latin vīnum hippocraticum; so called because clarified by filtering through a strainer named after Hippocrates); Middle English ypocras<Old French: Hippocrates <Medieval Latin Hippocrās, alteration of Latin Hippocratēs, on model of words like cīvitās (nominative), cīvitātis (genitive) Words nearby hippocras hippocampal fissure, hippocampal gyrus, hippocampal sulcus, hippocampus, hip pocket, hippocras, Hippocrates, Hippocratic facies, hippocratic finger, hippocratic nail, Hippocratic oath Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hippocras To these their Norman successors added clarr, garhiofilac, and hippocras. Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England\|Richard Valpy French Hippocras, hip′o-kras, n. an aromatic medicated wine, formerly much used as a cordial. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various Hippocras, hypocras bag, a bag used in making hippocras, a medicinal drink consisting of spiced wines. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened\|Kenelm Digby Neither wine nor hippocras had befogged the stout heads of the Assyrians, nor loosened their canny tongues. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity\|Alexandre Kuprin Then pour it into an Hippocras bag, and let it run through it two or three times, to be very clear. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened\|Kenelm Digby British Dictionary definitions for hippocras hippocras / (ˈhɪpəʊˌkræs) / noun an old English drink of wine flavoured with spices Word Origin for hippocras C14 ypocras, from Old French: Hippocrates, probably referring to a filter called Hippocrates' sleeve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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