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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.

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