mint1
n.
- an aromatic plant with two-lipped, typically lilac flowers, several kinds of which are used as culinary herbs.
[Genus Mentha: several species.]
▸the flavour of mint, especially peppermint.
- a peppermint sweet.
Derivative
- minted adj.
- minty adj.
(mintier, mintiest)
.
Etymology
OE minte, of W. Gmc origin; ult. via L. from Gk minthē.
mint2
n.
- a place where money is coined.
- informal a large sum of money:
it cost a mint.
adj.
in pristine condition; as new.
v.
- make (a coin) by stamping metal.
-
[usu. as adj. minted]
produce for the first time:
newly minted technology.
Derivative
Etymology
OE mynet ‘coin’, of W. Gmc origin; from L. moneta ‘money’.