Definitions for absintheˈæb sɪnθ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ab•sintheˈæb sɪnθ(n.)

or ab•sinth

  1. a strong green liqueur made with wormwood and other herbs, having a bitter licorice flavor: now banned in most Western countries.

    Category: Viniculture/Winemaking

Origin of absinthe:

1605–15; < F < L absinthium wormwood < Gk apsínthion

Princeton's WordNet

  1. common wormwood, absinthe, old man, lad's love, Artemisia absinthium(noun)

    aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe

  2. absinth, absinthe(noun)

    strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise

Wiktionary

  1. absinthe(Noun)

    A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.

  2. absinthe(Noun)

    The herb Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood).

  3. absinthe(Noun)

    A moderate yellow green; absinthe green.

  4. Origin: * First attested in the 15th Century.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Absinthe(noun)

    the plant absinthium or common wormwood

  2. Absinthe(noun)

    a strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Absinthe

    An extract of absinthium and other bitter herbs, containing 60% alcohol. Prolonged ingestion causes nervousness, convulsions, trismus, amblyopia, optic neuritis, and mental deterioration. (Dorland, 27th ed)

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. ABSINTHE

    From two Latin words, _ad_, and _sinistrum_, meaning "to the bad." If in doubt, try one. (Old adage, "Absinthe makes the jag last longer)."


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