Definitions for posset
ˈpɒs ɪtpos·set

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. possetnoun

   sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. possetnoun

   A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, as by wine, etc.

2. possetverb

   To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate; as, to posset the blood

3. possetverb

   To treat with possets; to pamper

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Possetnoun

   Milk curdled with wine or any acid.

   Etymology: posca, Lat.

   We’ll have a posset at the latter end of a seacoal fire. William Shakespeare.

   In came the bridemaids with the posset,
   The bridegroom eat in spight. John Suckling.

   I allowed him medicated broths, posset ale and pearl julep. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

   A sparing diet did her health assure;
   Or sick, a pepper posset was her cure. Dryden.

   The cure of the stone consists in vomiting with posset drink, in which althea roots are boiled. John Floyer, on the Humours.

   Increase the milk when it is diminished by the too great use of flesh meats, by gruels and posset drink. Arbuthnot.

2. To Possetverb

   To turn; to curdle: as milk with acids. Not used.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Swift as quicksilver it courses through
   The nat’ral gates and allies of the body;
   And, with a sudden vigour, it doth posset
   And curd, like eager droppings into milk,
   The thin and wholesome blood. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Posset

   A posset (also historically spelled poshote, poshotte, poosay) was originally a popular British hot drink made of milk curdled with wine or ale, often spiced, which was often used as a remedy. The original drink became extinct and the name was revived in the 19th century and applied to a cream, sugar and citrus-based confection, which is consumed today as a cold set dessert nearly indistinguishable from syllabub.

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1. posset

   A posset is a traditional British dessert, made from a blend of cream, sugar, and a tart ingredient such as lemon or other citrus fruits. This mixture is then allowed to set and served chilled. Historically, posset was a spiced, milk-based drink consumed for medicinal purposes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Possetnoun

   a beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, as by wine, etc., -- much in favor formerly

2. Possetverb

   to curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate; as, to posset the blood

3. Possetverb

   to treat with possets; to pamper

4. Etymology: [W. posel curdled milk, posset.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Posset

   A posset was a British hot drink of milk curdled with wine or ale, often spiced, which was popular from medieval times to the 19th century. The word is mainly used nowadays for a related dessert similar to syllabub. In the Middle Ages, it was used as a cold and flu remedy and was more of a drink than a mousse. To make the drink, milk was heated to a boil, then mixed with wine or ale, which curdled it, and the mixture was usually spiced. It was considered a specific remedy for some minor illnesses, such as a cold, and a general remedy for others, as even today people drink hot milk to help them get to sleep.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Posset

   pos′et, n. a dietetic preparation, made by curdling milk with some acidulous liquor, such as wine, ale, or vinegar.—v.t. (Shak.) to curdle.—Posset cup, a large cup or covered bowl for posset. [Prob. Ir. pusoid, a posset; cf. W. posel.]

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Anagrams for posset »

1. estops

2. posets

3. ptoses

4. stoeps

5. stopes

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of posset in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of posset in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=posset
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Posset
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=posset
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posset
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posset
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=posset
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=posset