posset
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posset
- /ˈpɒsɪt/ UK
- /ˈpɑsɪt/ US
Rhymes with -ɒsɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English posset, possot, possate, poshet, posthot, of unclear origin. Perhaps from Welsh posel. A connection to Latin pōsca (medieval/dialectal poscada) has also been suggested.
noun possets
- A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine. I have drugged their possets.
- 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.
- A pudding-like food composed of cream, sugar, and other flavorings, such as lemon. When the posset was brought forth, he turned himself into a bear, and frightening them away, had it all to himself.
verb possets · posseting · posseted
- To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate. to posset the blood
- To treat with possets; to pamper. Nevertheless, as she laid him in bed and posseted him, how frail and fragile he looked!
- 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.
