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Meaning of JULEP

Pronunciation:  'joolip

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice
 
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 Synonyms: mint julep
 
 See Also: bourbon, highball

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ju"lep\, n. [F., fr. Sp. julepe, fr. Ar. & Per. jul[=a]b,
jull[=a]b, fr. Per. gul[=a]b rose water and julep; gul rose +
[=a]b water.]
1. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs; esp.
   (Med.), a sweet, demulcent, acidulous, or mucilaginous
   mixture, used as a vehicle. --Milton.
         Honey in woods, juleps in brooks.     -- H. Vaughan.
2. A beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some other
   spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and sprigs of
   mint; -- called also {mint julep}. [U.S.]
 

 

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