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oenomel

[ ee-nuh-mel, en-uh- ]

noun

  1. a drink made of wine mixed with honey.
  2. something combining strength with sweetness.


oenomel

/ ˈ¾±Ë²Ôəˌ³¾É›±ô /

noun

  1. a drink made of wine and honey
  2. literary.
    a source of strength and sweetness
“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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of oenomel1

1565–75; < Late Latin oenomeli < Greek ´Ç¾±²Ôó³¾±ð±ô¾±, equivalent to ´Çî²Ô´Ç ( s ) wine + ³¾Ã©±ô¾± honey
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of oenomel1

C16: via Latin from Greek oinos wine + meli honey
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Example Sentences

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The English may think of him as they please! and for them, or some of them, there is "a better oenomel," a vinum Dæmonum, which Byron has not in his gift.

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For the coffee—thank you, indeed thank you, but nothing after the 'oenomel' and before half past six.

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