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barley water

noun

  1. a decoction of barley, used especially in the treatment of diarrhea in infants.


barley water

noun

  1. a drink made from an infusion of barley, usually flavoured with lemon or orange
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of barley water1

First recorded in 1275–1325
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Example Sentences

Also worth nothing: Certain health-conscious individuals are once again drinking barley water for dietary reasons.

So she prepared draughts of barley water, lettuce juice, and poppy seeds and poured them in me, promising they would bring sleep and forgetfulness.

They gave her cool drinks of barley water and apple water to reduce the fever, and red wine with laudanum to help her rest.

The second is totally untraditional but inspired by the ancestor of horchata, barley water.

He even makes cold barley water steeped with lemon and sweetened with honey seem ridiculously appealing.

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