3. A smooth tissue of silk is woven over a bent wire, and then coated with
a surface of india rubber, or elastic varnish, and finished off as before.
See BOUGIES.
=CAUDLE.= Gruel enriched by various additions.
_Prep._ 1. Thick oatmeal gruel mixed with about one half its weight of
good mild ale (made hot), and as much sugar, and mace, nutmeg, or ginger,
as will make it agreeable.