Absinthe
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. countable, uncountable
- 2 strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise wordnet
- 3 Bitterness; sorrow. countable, figuratively, uncountable
- 4 aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe wordnet
- 5 A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. countable, uncountable
"Let us go out and drink to the very good health of Monsieur Tarzan in some of old Plancon’s unparalleled absinth; not forgetting that the Count de Coude is one of the best swordsmen in Paris, and by far the best shot in all France."
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- 6 A moderate yellow green. countable, uncountable
- 7 A moderate yellow green. absinthe green:; absinthe green countable, uncountable
- 8 Sagebrush. US, countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Slotted spoons have a particular role in the traditional absinthe ritual. They are used to hold a sugar cube over a glass as one dissolves it into her drink with cold water."
Etymology
* (wormwood; figuratively bitterness, sorrow): From Middle English absinthe. * (liquor): From Modern French absinthe. Both from Middle French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Doublet of absinthium.
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