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- Dictionarymead/miːd/
noun
- 1. an alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water: historical "the tavern stocks beer, cider, perry, and mead"
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Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of mead, a fermented beverage made of water and honey, malt, and yeast. Also find out the archaic meaning of mead as a meadow or clearing.
Mead is an alcoholic drink made from honey that was drunk in the past. Learn more about its history, pronunciation, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.
Mead ( / miːd / ), also called hydromel (particularly when low in alcohol content), is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water, and sometimes with added ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops. [1] [2] [3] The alcoholic content ranges from about 3.5% ABV [4] to more than 20%.
Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of the word mead, which can refer to an alcoholic drink, a nonalcoholic beverage, or a meadow. Find synonyms, example sentences, and related words for mead.
Mead is an alcoholic drink made from honey that was drunk in the past. Learn more about its history, varieties and pronunciation, and see how to say it in different languages.
Mead is an alcoholic drink made of honey, spices, and water, or an archaic word for meadow. Learn more about its origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples from Collins English Dictionary.
Mead is an alcoholic drink made from honey, or a flowery meadow in literature. Learn more about the origin, usage and examples of mead from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
