Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HY'DRO-MEL
HY'DRO-MEL, n. [Fr. from Gr. υδωρ, water, and μελι, honey.]
A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water. Before fermentation, it is called simple hydromel; after fermentation, it is called vinous hydromel or mead.
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