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barley water
noun
a decoction of barley, used especially in the treatment of diarrhea in infants.
barley water
noun
a drink made from an infusion of barley, usually flavoured with lemon or orange
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of barley water1
Example Sentences
Also worth nothing: Certain health-conscious individuals are once again drinking barley water for dietary reasons.
Finally I arose in the darkest hours of the night intending to mix a draught of barley water and poppy seeds to calm my whirling thoughts.
They gave her cool drinks of barley water and apple water to reduce the fever, and red wine with laudanum to help her rest.
The second is totally untraditional but inspired by the ancestor of horchata, barley water.
He even makes cold barley water steeped with lemon and sweetened with honey seem ridiculously appealing.
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