oenomel

noun

oe·​no·​mel

ˈēnəˌmel

plural -s

1

: an ancient Greek beverage of wine and honey

2

: something resembling oenomel

memories to my thinking make a better oenomel

—Elizabeth B. Browning

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin oenomeli, from Greek oinomeli, from oino- oen- + meli honey

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