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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi`nqa, mi`nqh.] (Bot.) The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus {Mentha}, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See {Mentha}. [1913 Webster] Note: {Corn mint} is {Mentha arvensis}. {Horsemint} is {Mentha sylvestris}, and in the United States {Monarda punctata}, which differs from the true mints in several respects. {Mountain mint} is any species of the related genus {Pycnanthemum}, common in North America. {Peppermint} is {Mentha piperita}. {Spearmint} is {Mentha viridis}. {Water mint} is {Mentha aquatica}. [1913 Webster] {Mint camphor}. (Chem.) See {Menthol}. {Mint julep}. See {Julep}. {Mint sauce}, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Mint \Mint\, n. [AS. mynet money, coin, fr. L. moneta the mint, coined money, fr. Moneta, a surname of Juno, in whose at Rome money was coined; akin to monere to warn, admonish, AS. manian, and to E. mind. See {Mind}, and cf. {Money}, {Monition}.] 1. A place where money is coined by public authority. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself. [1913 Webster] A mint of phrases in his brain. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Specifically: A large quantity of money; as, to make a mint in stock trading. [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Mint \Mint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Minting}.] [AS. mynetian.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make by stamping, as money; to coin; to make and stamp into money. [1913 Webster] 2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion. [1913 Webster] Titles . . . of such natures as may be easily minted. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] {Minting mill}, a coining press. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: mint \mint\, a. Like new; in brand-new condition; unworn, as a coin recently made at a mint[1]; as, he had a '53 Cadillac in mint condition. [PJC] 2. Specifically: (Numismatics) Uncirculated; in the same condition as when it was freshly coined at the mint[1]. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: mint adj 1: as if new; "in mint condition" n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {mountain}, {muckle}, {passel}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}] 2: any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers 3: any member of the mint family of plants 4: the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied 5: a candy that is flavored with a mint oil [syn: {mint}, {mint candy}] 6: a plant where money is coined by authority of the government v 1: form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal" [syn: {mint}, {coin}, {strike}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: MINT Mint is Not TOS (Atari), "MiNT" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: MINT Multimedia-kommunikation aif Integrierten Netzen und Terminals