Crossword-Solution: SALEP
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Salep | n. | The dried tubers of various species of Orchis, and Eulophia. It is used to make a nutritious beverage by treating the powdered preparation with hot water. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SALEP | anagram | ALPES, ELAPS, LAPSE, LEAPS, PALES, PEALS, PELAS, PLEAS, SEPAL, SPALE |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with SALEP (5)
Salep is also obtained from the tuberous roots of _Tacca pinnatifida_, and other species of the same genus, which are principally natives of the East Indies and the South Sea Islands.
Salep obtained from the tubers of foreign Orchids was specially esteemed; and even now that sold in Indian bazaars is so highly valued for its fine qualities that most extravagant prices are paid for it by wealthy Orientals.
One dram by weight of the salep powder in a fluid dram and a half of the spirit, to half-a-pint of water, are the proper proportions.
Lind, in the middle of the last century, strongly advised that ships, and soldiers on long marches, should be provided with Salep made into a paste or cake.
Country people in Yorkshire call it "Crake feet," and in Kent "Keat legs," or "Neat legs." The roots of this Orchis abound with a glutinous sweetish juice, of which a Salep may be made which is quite equal to any brought from the Levant.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, CrosSynergy, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP.
Used 62 times in crossword archives (1943–2011).