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wassail vi. 痛饮
vt. 为…干杯
n. 酒宴 痛饮为…乾杯酒宴 wassail n 1: a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; " The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; " Let' s whoop it up-- the boss is gone!" [ synonym: { revel}, { racket}, { make whoopie}, { make merry}, { make happy}, { whoop it up}, { jollify}, { wassail}] 2: propose a toast to; " Let us toast the birthday girl!"; " Let' s drink to the New Year" [ synonym: { toast}, { drink}, { pledge}, { salute}, { wassail}] Wassail \ Was" sail\, n. [ AS. wes h[= a] l ( or an equivalent form in another dialect) be in health, which was the form of drinking a health. The form wes is imperative. See { Was}, and { Whole}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one. [ 1913 Webster] Geoffrey of Monmouth relates, on the authority of Walter Calenius, that this lady [ Rowena], the daughter of Hengist, knelt down on the approach of the king, and, presenting him with a cup of wine, exclaimed, Lord king waes heil, that is, literally, Health be to you. -- N. Drake. [ 1913 Webster] 2. An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse. " In merry wassail he . . . peals his loud song." -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster] The king doth wake to- night and takes his rouse, Keeps wassail. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] The victors abandoned themselves to feasting and wassail. -- Prescott. [ 1913 Webster] 3. The liquor used for a wassail; esp., a beverage formerly much used in England at Christmas and other festivals, made of ale ( or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast, roasted apples, etc.; -- called also { lamb' s wool}. [ 1913 Webster] A jolly wassail bowl, A wassail of good ale. -- Old Song. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A festive or drinking song or glee. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Have you done your wassail! ' T is a handsome, drowsy ditty, I' ll assure you. -- Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster]
Wassail \ Was" sail\, v. i. To hold a wassail; to carouse. [ 1913 Webster] Spending all the day, and good part of the night, in dancing, caroling, and wassailing. -- Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster]
Wassail \ Was" sail\, a. Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as, a wassail bowl. " Awassail candle, my lord, all tallow." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] { Wassail bowl}, a bowl in which wassail was mixed, and placed upon the table. " Spiced wassail bowl." -- J. Fletcher. " When the cloth was removed, the butler brought in a huge silver vessel . . . Its appearance was hailed with acclamation, being the wassail bowl so renowned in Christmas festivity." -- W. Irving. { Wassail cup}, a cup from which wassail was drunk. [ 1913 Webster] 35 Moby Thesaurus words for " wassail": bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, bender, binge, bout, bust, carousal, carouse, celebration, compotation, debauch, drinking bout, drunk, drunken carousal, frolic, guzzle, hell, high jinks, jag, orgy, potation, pub- crawl, revel, revelment, riot, roister, skylarking, soak, spree, symposium, tear, toot, whoopee
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