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The term later came to refer to liquid [[broth]]s, [[cocktail]]s and [[potion]]s which are similarly formed by heating or blending multiple ingredients. Concoctions that were made in [[apothecaries]], or as used in [[traditional medicine]], rather than nourishment or pleasure (in which case it would be [[cookery]] or [[cuisine]]). In a medical context, such concoctions have largely been superseded by [[modern medicine]]. | The term later came to refer to liquid [[broth]]s, [[cocktail]]s and [[potion]]s which are similarly formed by heating or blending multiple ingredients. Concoctions that were made in [[apothecaries]], or as used in [[traditional medicine]], rather than nourishment or pleasure (in which case it would be [[cookery]] or [[cuisine]]). In a medical context, such concoctions have largely been superseded by [[modern medicine]]. | ||
In modern usage, the term may refer more loosely to any mixture of various ingredients, including [[soups]] and [[cocktails]], | In modern usage, the term may refer more loosely to any mixture of various ingredients, including [[soups]] and [[cocktails]], or abstract ingredients, such as [[design]] elements in [[architecture]] or [[fashion]], or an elaborate [[wikt:excuse|excuse]]. | ||
In such uses, the term often retains a [[connotation]] that the mixture is strange, unusual, or elaborate. | In such uses, the term often retains a [[connotation]] that the mixture is strange, unusual, or elaborate. | ||
