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almond-milk en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of almond milk.
    • Luce, thou art drunk, Luce ; far gone in almond-milk : 1872, Sir William D'Avenant, The Dramatic Works of Sir William D'Avenant:
    • He made no attempt to argue with her, but signaled to the slave, saying to her, “If you will fetch a pitcher of almond-milk, I will prepare my draught.” 2008, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Roman Dusk: A Novel of the Count Saint-Germain:
    • All the houses which were round it were of sugar, with galleries towering above galleries; and in the center stood a lofty cake covered with frosting, with fountains round it spouting almond-milk, lemonade and other delicious drinks into the air. 2012, E. T. A. Hoffmann -, The Story of the Nutcracker: