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noun
A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk.
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noun
A pudding-like food composed of cream, sugar, and other flavorings, such as lemon.
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verb
To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.
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Usage: obsolete
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verb
To treat with possets; to pamper.
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verb
To vomit up curdled milk.
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noun
sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: drink
History
From Middle English posset, possot, possate, poshet, posthot, of unclear origin. Perhaps from Welsh posel. A connection to Latin pōsca (medieval/dialectal poscada) has also been suggested.
Across languages
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