Posset

noun

/ˈpɒsɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.

2.nounA baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk.

3.verbTo curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.

"to posset the blood"

4.verbTo treat with possets; to pamper.

5.verb(of a baby) To vomit up curdled milk.

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