mint

mint

mint¹ [mint]

n.

[ME mynt < OE mynet, coin, akin to OHG munizza < Gmc * munita < L moneta, place for coining money < Moneta, epithet of JUNO, in whose temple at Rome money was coined]

1.

a) a place where money is coined by authority of the government

b) [M-] a government bureau in charge of this

2. an apparently unlimited supply; large amount [a mint of ideas]

3. Informal a large amount of money; fortune

4. a source of manufacture or invention

adj.

new or in its original condition, as if freshly minted [a postage stamp in mint condition]

vt.

1. to coin (money) by stamping metal

2. to invent or create; fabricate

minter

n.

mint² [mint]

n.

[ME mynte < OE minte, akin to OHG minza < WGmc * minta < L menta < or akin to Gr mintha]

1. any of various aromatic plants of the mint family, esp. any of a genus (Mentha) whose leaves are used for flavoring and in medicine

2. any of various candies flavored with mint

adj.

designating a family (Lamiaceae, order Lamiales) of dicotyledonous plants with fragrant foliage, volatile oil, and square stems, including spearmint, peppermint, basil, and bergamot