posset

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

possets

1.
A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.
2.
A baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk.
3.
A pudding-like food composed of cream, sugar, and other flavorings, such as lemon.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

possets

V_ing/Gerund

posseting

V_ed/pp

posseted

1.
(obsolete)To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.
to posset the blood
2.
To treat with possets; to pamper.
3.
(of a baby) To vomit up curdled milk.
All babies posset.

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Đồng nghĩa

coddle cosset pamper

Cùng gốc / liên quan

sneck possetgive a sneck posset

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Nguồn gốc từ

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.