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Webster 1913 Edition

Mint

Mint

(mĭnt)
,
Noun.
[AS.
minte
, fr. L.
mentha
, Gr.
μίνθα
,
μίνθη
.]
(Bot.)
The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus
Mentha
, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See
Mentha
.
☞
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
.
Mint camphor
.
(Chem.)
See
Menthol
.
–
Mint julep
.
See
Julep
.
–
Mint sauce
,
a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.

Mint

,
Noun.
[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.
2.
Hence:
Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
A
mint
of phrases in his brain.
Shakespeare

Mint

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Minted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Minting
.]
[AS.
mynetian
.]
1.
To make by stamping, as money; to coin; to make and stamp into money.
2.
To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
Titles . . . of such natures as may be easily
minted
.
Bacon.
Minting mill
,
a coining press.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mint

MINT

,
Noun.
[L. moneta.]
1.
The place where money is coined by public authority. In Great Britain, formerly, there was a mint in almost every county; but the privilege of coining is now considered as a royal prerogative in that country, and as the prerogative of the sovereign power in other countries. The only mint now in Great Britain is in the Tower of London. The mint in the United States is in Philadelphia.
2.
A place of invention or fabrication; as a mint of phrases; a mint of calumny.
3.
A source of abundant supply.

MINT

,
Verb.
T.
To coin; to make and stamp money.
1.
To invent; to forge; to fabricate.

MINT

,
Noun.
[L.mentha.] A plant of the genus Mentha.

Definition 2024

mint

mint

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English

Wikibooks

Verb

mint ‎(third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

  1. (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
  2. (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
  3. (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.

Noun

mint ‎(plural mints)

  1. (provincial, Northern England, Scotland) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.

Etymology 2

From Middle English mynt, münet ‎(“money, coin”), from Old English mynet ‎(“coin, money”), from Proto-Germanic *munitą, *munitō ‎(“coin”), from Latin monēta ‎(“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made; akin to Dutch munt ‎(“currency, coin, mint”), German Münze ‎(“coin, coinage, mint”), Danish mønt ‎(“coin”), and to Russian моне́та ‎(monéta, “coin”).

Noun

mint ‎(plural mints)

  1. A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  2. (informal) A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.
    That house is worth a mint
    It must have cost a mint to produce!
  3. (figuratively) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
    • Shakespeare
      A mint of phrases in his brain.
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Verb

mint ‎(third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

  1. (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
  2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
    • Francis Bacon
      titles […] of such natures as may be easily minted
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Adjective

mint ‎(not comparable)

  1. (of condition) as new.
    in mint condition.
  2. (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
  3. (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
  4. (Britain, slang) Very good.
    • 2014, Holly Hagan, Not Quite a Geordie
      And my God, what a house it was – it was mint! In all my life I had never set foot in such a beautiful place.
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Etymology 3

A mint plant.

From Latin menta ‎(“the plant”), from Ancient Greek μίνθη ‎(mínthē), akin to Old Norse minta ‎(“mint”).

Noun

mint ‎(plural mints)

  1. Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
  2. The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
  3. Any plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
  4. A green colour, like that of mint.
    mint colour:    
  5. A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
Derived terms
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Adjective

mint ‎(comparative minter, superlative mintest)

  1. Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.
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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Verb

mint

  1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of minnen
  2. (archaic) plural imperative of minnen

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmint]
  • Hyphenation: mint

Conjunction

mint

  1. (comparison) than, as ... as
    A kastély nagyobb, mint a kutyaház.‎ ― The castle is bigger than the dog-house.
    Olyan nagy a házam, mint a tiéd.‎ ― My house is as big as yours.
  2. as
    János mint zsűritag vett részt az eseményen.‎ ― János took part in the event as a member of the jury.

Usage notes

In the context of comparison, mint starts a new clause, so a comma is needed before it.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

mint

  1. past participle of minne

Etymology

From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan ‎(“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-Germanic *muntaną, *muntijaną ‎(“to think, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- ‎(“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mintsje, muntsje ‎(“to aim, target”), Dutch munten ‎(“to aim at, target”), German Low German münten ‎(“to aim at”), German münzen ‎(“to aim at”), Dutch monter ‎(“cheerful, gladsome, spry”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 ‎(muns, “thought, opinion”), Old English munan ‎(“to be mindful of, consider, intend”). More at mind.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mĭnt, IPA(key): /mɪnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

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