Definition of posset Posset
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What does posset mean?
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NounPlural: possets |
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| posset - sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer |
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- posset (Noun)
A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine. - posset (Verb)
To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate; as, to posset the blood. - posset (Verb)
To treat with possets; to pamper.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- posset (n.)
A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, as by wine, etc., -- much in favor formerly. - posset (v. t.)
To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate; as, to posset the blood. - posset (v. t.)
To treat with possets; to pamper.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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posset
pos′et, n. a dietetic preparation, made by curdling milk with some acidulous liquor, such as wine, ale, or vinegar.—v.t. (Shak.) to curdle.—Posset cup, a large cup or covered bowl for posset. [Prob. Ir. pusoid, a posset; cf. W. posel.]
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🔤- posset, noun, singular of possets.
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