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}.
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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}.
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{Mint camphor}. (Chem.) See {Menthol}.
{Mint julep}. See {Julep}.
{Mint sauce}, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
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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.
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2. Hence: Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply;
the supply itself.
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A mint of phrases in his brain. --Shak.
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3. Specifically: A large quantity of money; as, to make a
mint in stock trading.
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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.]
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1. To make by stamping, as money; to coin; to make and stamp
into money.
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2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
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Titles . . . of such natures as may be easily
minted. --Bacon.
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{Minting mill}, a coining press.
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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.
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2. Specifically: (Numismatics) Uncirculated; in the same
condition as when it was freshly coined at the mint[1].
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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
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