absinthe
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
- French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek αψίνθιον (apsinthion, “wormwood”).
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Noun [edit]
absinthe (plural absinthes)
- The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium, (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- (figuratively) Bitterness; sorrow[1]. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- (alcohol): A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
- A moderate yellow green; absinthe green. [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]
absinthe green colour: - (US) Sagebrush
Usage notes [edit]
Translations [edit]
liquor
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Artemisia absinthium
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References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 9:
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from Latin absinthium.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
absinthe f (plural absinthes)
Verb [edit]
absinthe
- See absinther
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