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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cordial \Cor"dial\ (k[^o]r"jal, formally k[^o]rd"yal; 106, 277), a. [LL. cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial. See Heart.]
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Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.]
A rib with cordial spirits warm.
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Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
He . . . with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored.
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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.
Cordial \Cor"dial\, n.
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Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates.
Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind.
--Dryden. (Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial.
(Com.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "of the heart," from Middle French cordial, from Medieval Latin cordialis "of or for the heart," from Latin cor (genitive cordis) "heart" (see heart). Meaning "heartfelt, from the heart" is mid-15c. The noun is late 14c., originally "medicine, food, or drink that stimulates the heart." Related: Cordiality.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate. 2 Said of someone radiate warmth and friendliness; genial. 3 (context rare English) Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits. 4 (context obsolete English) Proceeding from the heart. n. 1 (context UK AU NZ English) A concentrated noncarbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking. 2 (context UK AU NZ English) An individual serving of such a diluted drink. 3 A pleasant-tasting medicine. 4 A liqueur prepared using the infusion process. 5 A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherry) and syrup or fondant.
WordNet
adj. diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: affable, amiable, genial]
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome" [syn: hearty]
sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope" [syn: fervent]
n. strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal [syn: liqueur]
Wikipedia
Cordial may refer to:
Food and drink:
- Liqueur, an alcoholic beverage
- Cordial (candy), a type of candy that has a fruit filling inside a chocolate shell
- Cordial (medicine), a medicinal beverage
- Squash (drink), a non-alcoholic fruit drink concentrate
- Elderflower cordial, a non-alcoholic beverage
Other uses:
- Cordial (album), an album by La Bottine Souriante
- Raspberry Cordial, a hip-hop group from Melbourne, Australia
- Cordial (restaurant), a Michelin starred restaurant in The Netherlands
- Adjectival form of "cordiality", see also agreeableness
Cordial is the tenth studio album from Québécois band La Bottine Souriante. It was released in 2001 through the band's own label, Les Productions Mille-Pattes.
Like in the band's recent albums, contemporary instruments are added in to give the songs a modern sound. In this album, synthesizers, drums and mixing (track 16) are introduced. The first track is even mixed with traditional arabic music. All the songs and reels are still mostly traditional.
A cordial is any invigorating and stimulating preparation that is intended for a medicinal purpose. The term derives from an obsolete usage. Various concoctions were formerly created that were believed to be beneficial to one's health, especially for the heart (cor in Latin).
Some cordials, with their flecks of gold leaf and bright yellow hue, took their name from the 'cordial vertues' of the rays of the sun, which some alchemists thought they contained.
__NOTOC__ Cordial is a restaurant in Oss, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star for the period 2002–present.
GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 17 out of 20 points.
Since 2008, head chef of Cordial is Joost Verhoeven. His predecessor was Roger Rassin, who earned the star in 2002.
Cordial is a member of Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise since 2009. The restaurant belongs to Hotel De Weverij.
Usage examples of "cordial".
Washington had accepted his commission in an entirely cordial letter to Adams, but with the understanding that as head of the new army he could choose his own principal officers.
Likewise he shall have my cordial julep with a portion of this confection which we do call Theriaca Andromachi, which hath juice of poppy in it, and is a great stayer of anguish.
With a gallant show of anticipation, a sprig of geranium in his lapel, he set out for the train on that fateful morning, while Little Arcady awaited his return with a cordial curiosity.
In fact, a cordial, gracious Ross Barnett had visited the president back in June, posing for pictures in the Oval Office with a delegation of Southern governors.
The wine served, a rich burgundy, was of the finest quality, and afterward they all sipped the traditional Benedictine liqueur, a strange-tasting, herbed cordial which Sir Anthony claimed was imbued with secret healing qualities.
From that time forth the box we have described made its appearance every Christmas evening, accompanied by a few cordial lines, to which Wohlfart responded in a masterpiece of caligraphy, expressing his surprise at the unexpected arrival, and wishing a happy new year to the firm.
For when Champlain came in 1611 to this site to build his outpost, not a trace was left of the palisades which Cartier describes and one of his men pictures, not an Indian was left of the population that gave such cordial welcome to Cartier.
The cordial conversation did not ease my disconcertedness, nor did I feel any better when father and son finally left us alone again.
Over-feeding, and continually dosing the child with cordial, soothing syrups, etc.
His lithe figure, neat firm footing of the stag, swift intelligent expression, and his ready frolicsomeness, pleasant humour, cordial temper, and his Irishry, whereon he was at liberty to play, as on the emblem harp of the Isle, were soothing to think of.
The only time their drink was varied was during the warm winter days when the flowers from the desert oak, a type of grevillea, were picked and soaked in coolamons of water to make a sweet drink like cordial or lolly water.
But he came originally, his proponent said, from Vilna, the holy city of Jewish Europe, a place known, in spite of its reputation for hardheadedness, to harbor men who took a cordial and sympathetic view of golems.
The day had been good: a blind man, the reduced sentence I had hoped for, a cordial handclasp from my client, a few liberalities, and in the afternoon, a brilliant improvisation in the company of several friends on the hardheartedness of our governing class and the hypocrisy of our leaders.
Henceforward the curtain of oblivion must fall on cordial waters distilled mechanically from sweet herbs, and on electuaries artlessly compounded of seeds and roots by a Lady Monmouth, or a Countess of Arundel, as in the Stuart and Tudor times.
Elsewhere were stacked hogsheads and barrels of pickled vegetables and pickled or salted meats, stone crocks of salt or honey, stone jugs of brandy and cordials, kegs of oil and, near the stairs leading to the upper cellar, several ironbound caskets secured with huge padlocks.