See Also: hippocras(dictionary)

hippocras (iou)



hippocras noun. LME.
[Old French ipo-, ypocras, forms of Latin Hippocrates (see HIPPOCRATES' SLEEVE), used for medieval Latin vinum Hippocraticum wine strained through a filter called 'Hippocrates' sleeve' (see next).]
Hist. Wine flavoured with spices. LME.
T. H. White Would you like a glass of hippocras, or some perry?
In full Hippocras bag. = HIPPOCRATES' SLEEVE. Only in 17.