mead

n. an alcoholic drink made by mixing honey and water and letting it ferment.

n. an alcoholic beverage produced by fermenting a solution of honey and water. Uncountable in its general sense.

“The characters in the fantasy novel sat around the fire drinking mead.”

“Artisanal producers are seeing a resurgence in mead production, experimenting with various floral honeys and aging processes to create complex, wine-like profiles.”

n. a field of grass or flowers; a shorter, poetic way to say 'meadow'.

n. a poetic or archaic term for a meadow or a grassy field.

“The sheep grazed peacefully in the flowery mead.”

“The poet described the morning dew glistening upon the mead, evoking a pastoral scene that has largely vanished from the modern landscape.”

Literary · Archaic