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DictionarymeadHoney-based alcoholic drink
noun

mead

MEED/miːd/

An alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey and water.

The glass of mead stands beside honey, water, and a fermentation vessel.

A glass of clear golden mead beside a small honey jar and a water pitcher, with a compact glass fermentation vessel and airlock behind them to establish the fermented honey-and-water drink.
Etymology
meadOld Englishfermented honey drink

Old English medu already named the fermented honey drink. The modern meaning preserves the name of a beverage that was a favorite in medieval England.

In context

Storytime Haven262:24
Ale was very cheap, and cheaper still was the mead which every peasant could make for himself out of the wild honey in the tree-trunks.
Sir Nigel ⚔️🌟 | A Tale of Chivalry and Adventure | Arthur Conan Doyle

More examples

  • She ferments honey and water to make mead.
  • We share a bottle of dry mead with dinner.
  • The tasting features three meads made with different kinds of honey.

Forms

mead · meads

Similar words

wine
Usually made from fermented grapes rather than honey and water.
cider
When alcoholic, made from fermented apple juice rather than honey.