oenomel

[ ee-nuh-mel, en-uh- ]

/ ˈi nəˌmɛl, ˈɛn ə- /

a drink made of wine mixed with honey.

something combining strength with sweetness.

Origin of oenomel

1565–75; < Late Latin oenomeli < Greek oinómeli, equivalent to oîno(s) wine + méli honey

oeillade, oem, oeneus, oenochoe, oenology, oenomel, oenone, oenophile, oenothera, oeo, oer

For the coffee—thank you, indeed thank you, but nothing after the 'oenomel' and before half past six.

The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 |Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett

oenomel

/ (ˈiːnəˌmɛl) /

a drink made of wine and honey

literary a source of strength and sweetness

C16: via Latin from Greek oinos wine + meli honey