Monday 23rd May 2016
Oenomel \ [ee-nuh-mel, en-uh-]
noun
1. a drink made of wine mixed with honey.
2. something combining strength with sweetness.
Quote
So, to come back to the drinking / Of this Cyprus, -- it is well, / But those memories, to my thinking, / Make a better oenomel
...Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "Wine of Cyprus," Poems 1844
Origin
Oenomel can be traced to the Greek terms oînos meaning "wine" and méli
meaning "honey." The potent, sweet drink dates back to Ancient Greece. The term entered English in the mid-1500’s.
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