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- noun Plural form of
cordial .
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Examples
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In Colhassett they had only one ice-cream saloon, but in Paris they had a good many of them out-of-doors in the parks and even on the sidewalk, and there you could buy all kinds of sirups and 'what you call cordials' and
Turn About Eleanor F. Graham [Illustrator] Cootes
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In this disease diaphoretics, which have been called cordials, by their action on the stomach restore its exertion, and that of the cutaneous capillaries by their association with it, and the skin becomes warm, and the digestion more vigorous.
Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766
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Avoid giving opiates of any kind, such as cordials, Mrs. Winslow's
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Avoid giving opiates of any kind, such as cordials, Mrs. Winslow's
Searchlights on Health The Science of Eugenics B. G. Jefferis
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Historically, Mariani pioneered the use of coca leaf not only in beverages but also in other products such as cordials and tea.
CounterPunch 2010
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"I only know that unfortunately the poor people use these kind of cordials too readily.
The Tragedy of the Chain Pier Everyday Life Library No. 3 Charlotte M. Brame 1860
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In Andrew Cuomo's ballroom, there was a cash bar, too: $10 for name-brand cocktails, $15 for "cordials."
On Election Night, a Tossup Among Parties Marshall Heyman 2010
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Now that fall is in full swing and you're trying to figure out how to bring back the flavors of the bountiful herbs and produce from the warm summer months, consider using them to infuse alcohols by making your own homemade cordials.
Cat Cora: How To Make Homemade Cordials Cat Cora 2011
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Now that fall is in full swing and you're trying to figure out how to bring back the flavors of the bountiful herbs and produce from the warm summer months, consider using them to infuse alcohols by making your own homemade cordials.
Cat Cora: How To Make Homemade Cordials Cat Cora 2011
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As the show's perennially tuxedoed butler, "Mr. Aly," as he was universally known, represented an elegant conduit to a vanished old Washington, a place of exclusive salons, bipartisan cordials and relative gentility.
The man who would greet 'The Press' Jason Horowitz 2011
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