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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cordial

Cor′dial (kôr′jal, formally kôrd′yal; 106, 277), a. [LL. cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial. See Heart.] 1. Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.]

A rib with cordial spirits warm. Milton.

2. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.

He . . . with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored. Milton.

3. Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.

Behold this cordial julep here That flames and dances in his crystal bounds. Milton.

Syn. — Hearty; sincere; heartfelt; warm; affectionate; cheering; invigorating. See Hearty.

Cor′dial, n. 1. Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates.

Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind. Dryden.

2. (Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial.

3. (Com.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek, which our source spelled in Latin letters, set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling merged into one article; Greek words our source left out (shown as “?”), read from the 1898 printing, from the same plates (the Library of Congress’s copy), where the place could be found with certainty. Of the others, 1,362 (a word or a single letter each) were inferred by AI from the context by the dictionary’s own rules and are marked with a wavy underline (tap or point at one to see the note); the rest, which could not be inferred with confidence, are left as “?”.