Julep
['dʒuːlep] or ['dʒulɛp]
Definition
(n.) A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs
(n.) a sweet, demulcent, acidulous, or mucilaginous mixture, used as a vehicle.
(n.) A beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some other spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and sprigs of mint; -- called also mint julep.
Typist: Meg
Definition
n. a pleasant liquid medicine in which other nauseous medicines are taken.—Also Ju′lap.
Typist: Melba
Unserious Contents or Definition
An insidious friend from the South, who hands you a mint and gives you a sweet spirit, followed shortly by a Bun.
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Examples
- Camphor-julep and water three times a day, and composing draught at night. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Juleps, I reckon,' I replied, 'for I certainly feel mighty good; but maybe it's just the sight of you again that affects me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Well, nephew,' he greeted me, 'do you feel as though you were seeing a ghost, or suffering from the effects of too many of Uncle Ben's juleps? Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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