posset

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

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

   • I have drugged their possets.
2. 2

   A baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk.

   • Some people will tell you that this position may allow inhalation of posset, but there is no evidence to support this.
   • Derek saw that a smear of posset had appeared on the left shoulder of his jacket [...] He smiled softly at Charlotte and said softly, 'I've been puked on.'
   • While a little posseting is nothing to be worried about, a lot of posset is more likely to be 'reflux'.
3. 3

   A pudding-like food composed of cream, sugar, and other flavorings, such as lemon.

   • LEMON POSSET / WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS : The classic English dessert lemon posset transforms cream, sugar, and lemon into a lush pudding with clean citrus flavor. It is the easiest dessert you've never made.[…]
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   1. 4

      To curdle

      To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.

      • to posset the blood
      • […] And with a ſodaine vigour it [Hebenon, a poison] doth poſſet / And curd, like Aygre [vinegar] droppings into Milke, / The thin and wholſome blood: […]
   2. 5

      To treat with possets

      To treat with possets; to pamper.

      • Nevertheless, as she laid him in bed and posseted him, how frail and fragile he looked!
   3. 6

      To vomit up curdled milk.

      • Some babies never posset at all. Others do so with surprising ease, and this can be quite a cause of concern to parents.
      • All babies posset.
      • It's also common for babies to 'posset' - bring up small amounts of milk after a feed - and to vomit occasionally.

The neighborhood

• synonymcosset
• synonympamper