Sherbet

(Synop., § 130), n. [Ar. sherbet, shorbet, sharbat, properly one drink or sip, a draught, beverage, from shariba, to drink; Fr. sorbet, Sp. sorbete, Pg. sorvete, It. sorbetto.] A drink used in the East, composed of water, lemon-juice, and sugar, sometimes with perfumed cakes dissolved in it, with an infusion of some drops of rose-water or other ingredient, to give it an agreeable taste.