Hypertext Webster Gateway: "julep"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Julep \Ju"lep\, n. [F., fr. Sp. julepe, fr. Ar. & Per. jul[=a]b,
jull[=a]b, fr. Per. gul[=a]b rose water and julep; gul rose +
[=a]b water.]
1. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs; esp.
(Med.), a sweet, demulcent, acidulous, or mucilaginous
mixture, used as a vehicle. --Milton.
Honey in woods, juleps in brooks. -- H. Vaughan.
2. A beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some other
spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and sprigs of
mint; -- called also {mint julep}. [U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
julep
n : bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice [syn: {mint
julep}]
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