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词汇 metheglin
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Definition of metheglin in English:

metheglin

noun mɪˈθɛɡlɪnˈmɛθəɡlɪnməˈTHeɡlən
mass nounhistorical
  • A spiced or medicated variety of mead, associated particularly with Wales.

    〈史〉(尤与威尔士有关的)蜂蜜酒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My acquaintance never ran out of metheglin, which was mixed when he harvested his honey, and he never failed to offer me a swig or two.
    • The difference is that mead is fermented honey and water, while metheglin usually means mead infused heavily with herbs.
    • Our other metheglin is a ‘bottled moment of summer’ - it is fermented with hand-picked honeysuckle blossoms and the result is a subtle floweriness on the tongue, which marries with the delicate honey flavors.
    • References to metheglin appear in Love's Labour's Lost and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
    • Or you can leave it out all together, and simply let the metheglin mature a year longer.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Welsh meddyglyn, from meddyg 'medicinal' (from Latin medicus) + llyn 'liquor'.

Definition of metheglin in US English:

metheglin

nounməˈTHeɡlən
historical
  • A spiced or medicated variety of mead, associated particularly with Wales.

    〈史〉(尤与威尔士有关的)蜂蜜酒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Or you can leave it out all together, and simply let the metheglin mature a year longer.
    • My acquaintance never ran out of metheglin, which was mixed when he harvested his honey, and he never failed to offer me a swig or two.
    • References to metheglin appear in Love's Labour's Lost and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
    • The difference is that mead is fermented honey and water, while metheglin usually means mead infused heavily with herbs.
    • Our other metheglin is a ‘bottled moment of summer’ - it is fermented with hand-picked honeysuckle blossoms and the result is a subtle floweriness on the tongue, which marries with the delicate honey flavors.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Welsh meddyglyn, from meddyg ‘medicinal’ (from Latin medicus) + llyn ‘liquor’.

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