Sherbet

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A flavored water ice.

II. Sherbet ·noun A preparation of bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, sugar, ·etc., variously flavored, for making an effervescing drink;

— called also sherbet powder.

III. Sherbet ·noun A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice of some fruit, diluted, sweetened, and flavored in various ways; as, orange sherbet; lemon sherbet; raspberry sherbet, ·etc.