aniseedn.

Brit.

/ˈanᵻsiːd/, U.S.

/ˈænəˌsid/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, aniseeds.

Forms:

α. late Middle English agnes sede, late Middle English aneys seede, late Middle English annys sede, 1500s annes sede, 1500s annes seed, 1500s annise seede, 1500s– anise seed Brit. /ˈanɪs siːd/, U.S. /ˈænəs ˌsid/, 1600s anniz seid (Scottish), 1600s–1700s annis-seed.

β. 1500s annycede, 1500s–1600s annyseed, 1500s–1700s anniseed, 1500s– aniseed.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: anise n., seed n.

Etymology: < anise n. + seed n. Compare anet seed n. at anet n. Compounds.

1. A fruit of the plant anise, Pimpinella anisum, which has a sweet flavour similar to that of liquorice or fennel and is used medicinally and to flavour food and drinks; these fruits collectively. The fruit of anise is a small oblong schizocarp, often regarded as a seed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [noun] > aniseed

anisec1325

aniseeda1398

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations treating or preventing specific ailments > [noun] > for flatulence > plant-derived

aniseeda1398

spignelc1503

dillwater1858

α.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 11 Aneys seede, or spyce, anetum, anisum.

1591 A. W. Bk. Cookrye (rev. ed.) sig. C2 Take a quart of life Hony..then put in..powder of sinamon, Annis seeds and some Sugar.

1685 J. Chamberlayne tr. P. S. Dufour Manner of making Coffee, Tea, & Chocolate 72 As much Annis-seed as will equal the weight of a shilling.

1745 J. Fothergill Let. 19 Oct. in Chain of Friendship (1971) 106 As soon as the boiling is over, put one ounce of Sassafras bark, 2 of Stick liquorice, 2 of Juniper berries, and half an ounce of either sweet fennil, cassia or annis seeds, as most suits thy palate.

1872 C. D. Warner Saunterings 152 The cooks seem possessed of one of the rules of whist—in case of doubt, play a trump: in case of doubt, they always put in anise-seed.

1951 Gourmet July 51/1 Fold in gently but thoroughly..1 teaspoon anise seeds.

2003 Chile Pepper Feb. 96 The linguist, fresh from chilly Montreal, was wilting in the heat when a well-meaning islander offered her a drink made from mauby, the bark of an indigenous tree cooked with anise seed and sugar.

β. ?1586 I. W. Copie Let. Learned Physician to Friend sig. B^v You shall not need to send vnto Atticum for fine hony,..nor into Spain for sugar, nor into Italy for Anniseeds.1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 30 For the dropsie, fill an olde cock with Polipody and Anniseedes, and seethe him well, and drinke the broth.1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iv. i. iii. 438 Such and such plants,..haue a peculiar vertue to such particular parts, as to the head, Anniseeds, foalefoot,..&c.1760 A. Cooper Compl. Distiller (ed. 2) iii. viii. 157 Aniseed should be chosen large, fair, new, and clean, of a good Smell and acrid Taste.1830 W. Clarke Clarke's Compl. Cellarman 156 Having killed half an ounce of aniseed with half a pint of spirits..add six pounds of clarified lumpsugar.1942 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 16 Apr. 22/1 Aniseeds, an eighth inch long, form from the flower umbels.2001 N. Baggett All Amer. Cookie Bk. 29 Invariably these sweets contain aniseed.

2. oil of aniseed n. an essential oil obtained from the fruits of anise ( Pimpinella anisum) or (occasionally) those of star anise ( Illicium verum), containing anethole and having a flavour similar to that of liquorice and fennel; = aniseed oil n. at Compounds 2.Oil of aniseed is used medicinally and to flavour food and drinks.Cf. oil of anise n. at anise n. 2.

ΚΠ

1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. l^v To the which adde two ounces of oyle of anues sede [sic].

1753 J. Bartlet Gentleman's Farriery iii. 27 Genoa treacle twelve ounces, oil of anniseed one ounce.

1959 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 31 Jan. 292/2 Camphorated tincture of opium..contains benzoic acid,..camphor, an irritant and carminative, and oil of aniseed.

3. The plant anise, Pimpinella anisum.

ΚΠ

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 880 It is called in Latine Anisum..: in French Anis: in English Anise, and Annise seede.

1660 Plat's Second Pt. Garden of Eden 134 These Anniseeds began to flower about the midst of June.

1664 R. Turner Botanologia 68 The flowers [of sweet Cicely] grow in white umbels on the top of the stalks, after which come small black seed, which taste like the leaf of Anniseed.

1796 J. Hunter Compl. Dict. Farriery & Horsemanship Galbanum-gum, is the concrete gummy resinous juice of the evergreen plant, with leaves like those of the aniseed.

1877 E. Rae Country of Moors xvi. 180 Aniseed grows plentifully in the Regency, both here and near Tunis.

1930 X. M. Boulestin & J. Hill Herbs, Salads & Seasoning 20 Aniseed is another member of the great family of Umbelliferæ, in which it is not strikingly distinguished except by its scent.

2016 K. Hartvig Healing Spices 22 Aniseed prefers light, well drained soil and warm, sheltered locations.

4. An alcoholic spirit flavoured with aniseed. Cf. anis n., anisette n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > liqueur > [noun] > kinds of

rosa solis1564

rose wine1603

rose of solace1604

ros solis1607

ratafia1670

brandy-cherrya1687

cherry-brandy1686

kernel-water1706

cherry cordial1710

visney1733

walnut-water1747

aniseed1749

maraschino1770

noyau1787

rosolio1796

cherry-bounce1798

absinthe1803

Parfait Amour1805

curaçao1813

ginger cordial1813

citronelle1818

pine1818

crèmea1821

alkermes1825

Goldwasser1826

citronella1834

anisette1837

goldwater1849

crème de cassis1851

Van der Hum1861

chocolate liqueur1864

kümmel1864

chartreuse1866

pimento dram1867

Trappistine1877

green muse1878

rock and rye1878

Benedictine1882

liqueur brandy1882

mandarin1882

green1889

Drambuie1893

advocaat1895

Grand Marnier1900

green fairy1902

green peril1905

cassis1907

Strega1910

quetsch1916

cointreau1920

anis1926

Izarra1926

Southern Comfort1934

amaro1945

Tia Maria1948

amaretto1969

Sabra1970

sambuca1971

Midori1978

limoncello1993

1641 H. Peacham Worth of Peny 20 A pennie bestowed in a small quantity of Aniseed, Aqua vitæ, or the like strong water, may save ones life in a fainting or swound.

1810 tr. G. C. A. Pigault-Lebrun My Uncle Thomas I. vii. 105 He made my uncle wait at a tavern while he answered the love-letter, and treated him with a glass of aniseed.

1855 D. Costello Stories from Screen 122 The air was redolent of gin..but aniseed was preferred by some.

1904 D. Menpes Venice 177 They cheered and hissed with vehemence, and between the acts drank aniseed and water.

2011 N. Caistor tr. J. Ríos Procession of Shadows i. 20 Barbosa serves her a glass of aniseed he knows he'll never be paid for.

5. With distinguishing word. Any of several evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Illicium (family Schisandraceae). Also: the fruit of such a tree. Cf. aniseed tree n. (a) at Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1769 J. Ellis Let. 16 Nov. (Linnean Soc. 292) 90 I haue sent your Lordship in glaz'd frame a small Specimen of the Illicium anisatum of Linnæus commonly calld the Starry Aniseed the ripe seeds which I presented your Lordship were collected last August near Pensacola.

1802 R. Hooper Quincy's Lexicon-medicum (rev. ed.) at Illicium The systematic name of the plant whose seeds are called the star aniseed.

1883 J. Gardner Brewer, Distiller & Wine Manufacturer iv. 125 Angelica root, Calamus aromaticus, Chinese aniseed, and leaves of dittany of Crete, of each 15 grs.

1957 C. F. Leyel Cinquefoil (2007) 152 The star aniseed, Illicium parviflorum, belongs to the magnolia family and is not to be confused with the umbelliferous aniseed.

2001 P. Conway Tree Med. ii. 202 The volatile oil of Japanese aniseed contains the potentially toxic chemical saffrole but that of star anise does not.

Compounds

C1.

a. General use as a modifier, as in aniseed drink, aniseed flavour, aniseed sweet, aniseed taste, etc.

ΚΠ

1598 tr. G. de Rosselli Epulario sig. J^v Lenten Cheese Curds... Send them to the Table..vpon a plate, strawing it with Sugar and Annyseed comfets.

1655 Natura Exenterata 124 Take..Fennel,..put thereto a little Treakle, white Sugar, Anniseed-powder and Cinamon-powder, mingle it together, and eat of it many times in the day.

1843 Ld. J. Manners in Keepsake 5 After our coffee, some most undeniable pale brandy, with an aniseed flavour, was produced.

1899 Pick-me-up 22 July 16 I can detect the faint aniseed smell of the stuff in the bottle. He..commences to drink his absinthe.

1920 Eng. Rev. July 52 George's restaurant is downstairs, and..several Czecho-Syrio-Levite contractors are probably drinking coffee or arrak, the latter being a fascinating aniseed drink.

1985 M. March & J. Anders tr. Z. Herbert Barbarian in Garden (1986) 173 Ending up at Au Bon Coin whose proprietress..treats you to a liquor called ‘Ricard’ which has a terrible aniseed taste.

2017 MailOnline (Nexis) 16 Sept. Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, famous for aniseed sweets and as the setting of the sinfully delicious film Chocolat.

b. As a modifier, with the sense ‘by aniseed; with aniseed; like aniseed’, as in aniseed-flavoured, aniseed-scented, etc. (adjectives).Usually with past participles.

ΚΠ

1848 W. Paul Rose Garden ii. 85 Anisette de Chantemerle... A peculiar hybrid, the branches furnished with large hooked thorns; the flowers aniseed scented.

1851 H. Christmas Shores & Islands of Mediterranean III. ix. 219 The rum was execrable; the brandy the same aniseed-flavoured compound I have before noticed.

1999 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 23 Nov. (Good Living section) 6 An entree of plump poached oysters in a creamy, aniseed-infused pumpkin velouté.

2019 Observer (Nexis) 28 Apr. (Food section) A dish..of early lamb and young shallots with asparagus tips and an aniseed-flavoured herb, such as tarragon or..chervil.

C2.

aniseed ball n. chiefly British a small, hard, spherical sweet flavoured with aniseed oil, being typically dark red or brown and having a rapeseed in the centre.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > globular sweet

aniseed ball1700

bull's-eye1825

brandy-ball1849

blackball1851

dump1869

cake ball1896

gobstopper1906

gulab jamun1917

1864 Birmingham Jrnl. 24 Sept. 8/6 (advt.) Sugar Candy, Aniseed Balls, Lemon Drops.

1924 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Fourth viii. 125 ‘Have an aniseed ball?’ said Ginger.

2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 14 On other shelves there were gobstoppers, aniseed balls and everlasting strips.

aniseed oil n. an essential oil obtained from the fruits of anise ( Pimpinella anisum) or (occasionally) those of star anise ( Illicium verum); = oil of aniseed n. at sense 2.Cf. anise oil n. at anise n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1591 J. Hester tr. J. Du Chesne Breefe Aunswere Expos. I. Aubertus Table sig. *2^v/2 Aniseed oyle.

1887 ‘20-bore’ Pract. Hints Shooting 454 When trapping on clear ground, let several boys be directed to drag bundles of thick rags saturated with aniseed oil about the fields.

2017 M. J. M. Christenhusz et al. Plants of World 636/2 Aniseed oil is popular in aromatherapy and also used medicinally.

aniseed tree n. (a) any of several evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Illicium (family Schisandraceae), the fruit or foliage of which has a fragrance or taste similar to that of aniseed; (b) (chiefly Australian) the ringwood, Syzygium anisatum (family Myrtaceae).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Asian trees or shrubs > [noun] > Chinese or Japanese anise

badian1693

Chinese anise1727

poison bay1866

shikimi1881

star anise1883

1771 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 529 Characters of the Illicium Floridanum, or Florida starry aniseed tree.

1893 Gardeners' Chron. 1 Apr. 386 This interesting plant is in bloom in the economic house at Kew... Popularly it is known as the Aniseed tree.

1949 Jrnl. & Proc. Royal Soc. New S. Wales 83 44 On account of the strong aniseed-like odour of the crushed foliage it has received the vernacular name of ‘Aniseed Tree’.

1991 F. Gapper Gardens Eng. 188 Look out for Illicium anicatum [sic.], the strong-smelling and very slow-growing aniseed tree.

2005 A–Z Garden Plants 106/2 B[ackhousia] anisata, aniseed tree, grows to 20 m (65 ft) in its natural rainforest habitat. When crushed, the foliage has an aniseed smell.

aniseed water n. now chiefly historical an alcoholic spirit flavoured with aniseed; cf. anisette n.

ΚΠ

1623 G. Markham Countrey Contentments, or Eng. Huswife (new ed.) i. 22 Boyle it with prunes and violets in fennell water or Anniseed water.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) In distilling the Annis-seed for the Oil; there is procured a limpid Water call'd Annis-seed Water; which has much the same Virtues with the Oil.

1850 C. Dickens David Copperfield xiii. 137 I am sure I tasted aniseed water, anchovy sauce, and salad dressing.

1992 D. Kitto & E. Spottiswood tr. D. Maraini Silent Duchess (2000) 119 Its cargo of..slices of water-melon, bottles of aniseed water.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	aniseed
释义	aniseedn. Brit. /ˈanᵻsiːd/, U.S. /ˈænəˌsid/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, aniseeds. Forms: α. late Middle English agnes sede, late Middle English aneys seede, late Middle English annys sede, 1500s annes sede, 1500s annes seed, 1500s annise seede, 1500s– anise seed Brit. /ˈanɪs siːd/, U.S. /ˈænəs ˌsid/, 1600s anniz seid (Scottish), 1600s–1700s annis-seed. β. 1500s annycede, 1500s–1600s annyseed, 1500s–1700s anniseed, 1500s– aniseed. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: anise n., seed n. Etymology: < anise n. + seed n. Compare anet seed n. at anet n. Compounds. 1. A fruit of the plant anise, Pimpinella anisum, which has a sweet flavour similar to that of liquorice or fennel and is used medicinally and to flavour food and drinks; these fruits collectively. The fruit of anise is a small oblong schizocarp, often regarded as a seed. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [noun] > aniseed anisec1325 aniseeda1398 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations treating or preventing specific ailments > [noun] > for flatulence > plant-derived aniseeda1398 spignelc1503 dillwater1858 α. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 11 Aneys seede, or spyce, anetum, anisum. 1591 A. W. Bk. Cookrye (rev. ed.) sig. C2 Take a quart of life Hony..then put in..powder of sinamon, Annis seeds and some Sugar. 1685 J. Chamberlayne tr. P. S. Dufour Manner of making Coffee, Tea, & Chocolate 72 As much Annis-seed as will equal the weight of a shilling. 1745 J. Fothergill Let. 19 Oct. in Chain of Friendship (1971) 106 As soon as the boiling is over, put one ounce of Sassafras bark, 2 of Stick liquorice, 2 of Juniper berries, and half an ounce of either sweet fennil, cassia or annis seeds, as most suits thy palate. 1872 C. D. Warner Saunterings 152 The cooks seem possessed of one of the rules of whist—in case of doubt, play a trump: in case of doubt, they always put in anise-seed. 1951 Gourmet July 51/1 Fold in gently but thoroughly..1 teaspoon anise seeds. 2003 Chile Pepper Feb. 96 The linguist, fresh from chilly Montreal, was wilting in the heat when a well-meaning islander offered her a drink made from mauby, the bark of an indigenous tree cooked with anise seed and sugar. β. ?1586 I. W. Copie Let. Learned Physician to Friend sig. B^v You shall not need to send vnto Atticum for fine hony,..nor into Spain for sugar, nor into Italy for Anniseeds.1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 30 For the dropsie, fill an olde cock with Polipody and Anniseedes, and seethe him well, and drinke the broth.1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iv. i. iii. 438 Such and such plants,..haue a peculiar vertue to such particular parts, as to the head, Anniseeds, foalefoot,..&c.1760 A. Cooper Compl. Distiller (ed. 2) iii. viii. 157 Aniseed should be chosen large, fair, new, and clean, of a good Smell and acrid Taste.1830 W. Clarke Clarke's Compl. Cellarman 156 Having killed half an ounce of aniseed with half a pint of spirits..add six pounds of clarified lumpsugar.1942 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 16 Apr. 22/1 Aniseeds, an eighth inch long, form from the flower umbels.2001 N. Baggett All Amer. Cookie Bk. 29 Invariably these sweets contain aniseed. 2. oil of aniseed n. an essential oil obtained from the fruits of anise ( Pimpinella anisum) or (occasionally) those of star anise ( Illicium verum), containing anethole and having a flavour similar to that of liquorice and fennel; = aniseed oil n. at Compounds 2.Oil of aniseed is used medicinally and to flavour food and drinks.Cf. oil of anise n. at anise n. 2. ΚΠ 1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. l^v To the which adde two ounces of oyle of anues sede [sic]. 1753 J. Bartlet Gentleman's Farriery iii. 27 Genoa treacle twelve ounces, oil of anniseed one ounce. 1959 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 31 Jan. 292/2 Camphorated tincture of opium..contains benzoic acid,..camphor, an irritant and carminative, and oil of aniseed. 3. The plant anise, Pimpinella anisum. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 880 It is called in Latine Anisum..: in French Anis: in English Anise, and Annise seede. 1660 Plat's Second Pt. Garden of Eden 134 These Anniseeds began to flower about the midst of June. 1664 R. Turner Botanologia 68 The flowers [of sweet Cicely] grow in white umbels on the top of the stalks, after which come small black seed, which taste like the leaf of Anniseed. 1796 J. Hunter Compl. Dict. Farriery & Horsemanship Galbanum-gum, is the concrete gummy resinous juice of the evergreen plant, with leaves like those of the aniseed. 1877 E. Rae Country of Moors xvi. 180 Aniseed grows plentifully in the Regency, both here and near Tunis. 1930 X. M. Boulestin & J. Hill Herbs, Salads & Seasoning 20 Aniseed is another member of the great family of Umbelliferæ, in which it is not strikingly distinguished except by its scent. 2016 K. Hartvig Healing Spices 22 Aniseed prefers light, well drained soil and warm, sheltered locations. 4. An alcoholic spirit flavoured with aniseed. Cf. anis n., anisette n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > liqueur > [noun] > kinds of rosa solis1564 rose wine1603 rose of solace1604 ros solis1607 ratafia1670 brandy-cherrya1687 cherry-brandy1686 kernel-water1706 cherry cordial1710 visney1733 walnut-water1747 aniseed1749 maraschino1770 noyau1787 rosolio1796 cherry-bounce1798 absinthe1803 Parfait Amour1805 curaçao1813 ginger cordial1813 citronelle1818 pine1818 crèmea1821 alkermes1825 Goldwasser1826 citronella1834 anisette1837 goldwater1849 crème de cassis1851 Van der Hum1861 chocolate liqueur1864 kümmel1864 chartreuse1866 pimento dram1867 Trappistine1877 green muse1878 rock and rye1878 Benedictine1882 liqueur brandy1882 mandarin1882 green1889 Drambuie1893 advocaat1895 Grand Marnier1900 green fairy1902 green peril1905 cassis1907 Strega1910 quetsch1916 cointreau1920 anis1926 Izarra1926 Southern Comfort1934 amaro1945 Tia Maria1948 amaretto1969 Sabra1970 sambuca1971 Midori1978 limoncello1993 1641 H. Peacham Worth of Peny 20 A pennie bestowed in a small quantity of Aniseed, Aqua vitæ, or the like strong water, may save ones life in a fainting or swound. 1810 tr. G. C. A. Pigault-Lebrun My Uncle Thomas I. vii. 105 He made my uncle wait at a tavern while he answered the love-letter, and treated him with a glass of aniseed. 1855 D. Costello Stories from Screen 122 The air was redolent of gin..but aniseed was preferred by some. 1904 D. Menpes Venice 177 They cheered and hissed with vehemence, and between the acts drank aniseed and water. 2011 N. Caistor tr. J. Ríos Procession of Shadows i. 20 Barbosa serves her a glass of aniseed he knows he'll never be paid for. 5. With distinguishing word. Any of several evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Illicium (family Schisandraceae). Also: the fruit of such a tree. Cf. aniseed tree n. (a) at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1769 J. Ellis Let. 16 Nov. (Linnean Soc. 292) 90 I haue sent your Lordship in glaz'd frame a small Specimen of the Illicium anisatum of Linnæus commonly calld the Starry Aniseed the ripe seeds which I presented your Lordship were collected last August near Pensacola. 1802 R. Hooper Quincy's Lexicon-medicum (rev. ed.) at Illicium The systematic name of the plant whose seeds are called the star aniseed. 1883 J. Gardner Brewer, Distiller & Wine Manufacturer iv. 125 Angelica root, Calamus aromaticus, Chinese aniseed, and leaves of dittany of Crete, of each 15 grs. 1957 C. F. Leyel Cinquefoil (2007) 152 The star aniseed, Illicium parviflorum, belongs to the magnolia family and is not to be confused with the umbelliferous aniseed. 2001 P. Conway Tree Med. ii. 202 The volatile oil of Japanese aniseed contains the potentially toxic chemical saffrole but that of star anise does not. Compounds C1. a. General use as a modifier, as in aniseed drink, aniseed flavour, aniseed sweet, aniseed taste, etc. ΚΠ 1598 tr. G. de Rosselli Epulario sig. J^v Lenten Cheese Curds... Send them to the Table..vpon a plate, strawing it with Sugar and Annyseed comfets. 1655 Natura Exenterata 124 Take..Fennel,..put thereto a little Treakle, white Sugar, Anniseed-powder and Cinamon-powder, mingle it together, and eat of it many times in the day. 1843 Ld. J. Manners in Keepsake 5 After our coffee, some most undeniable pale brandy, with an aniseed flavour, was produced. 1899 Pick-me-up 22 July 16 I can detect the faint aniseed smell of the stuff in the bottle. He..commences to drink his absinthe. 1920 Eng. Rev. July 52 George's restaurant is downstairs, and..several Czecho-Syrio-Levite contractors are probably drinking coffee or arrak, the latter being a fascinating aniseed drink. 1985 M. March & J. Anders tr. Z. Herbert Barbarian in Garden (1986) 173 Ending up at Au Bon Coin whose proprietress..treats you to a liquor called ‘Ricard’ which has a terrible aniseed taste. 2017 MailOnline (Nexis) 16 Sept. Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, famous for aniseed sweets and as the setting of the sinfully delicious film Chocolat. b. As a modifier, with the sense ‘by aniseed; with aniseed; like aniseed’, as in aniseed-flavoured, aniseed-scented, etc. (adjectives).Usually with past participles. ΚΠ 1848 W. Paul Rose Garden ii. 85 Anisette de Chantemerle... A peculiar hybrid, the branches furnished with large hooked thorns; the flowers aniseed scented. 1851 H. Christmas Shores & Islands of Mediterranean III. ix. 219 The rum was execrable; the brandy the same aniseed-flavoured compound I have before noticed. 1999 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 23 Nov. (Good Living section) 6 An entree of plump poached oysters in a creamy, aniseed-infused pumpkin velouté. 2019 Observer (Nexis) 28 Apr. (Food section) A dish..of early lamb and young shallots with asparagus tips and an aniseed-flavoured herb, such as tarragon or..chervil. C2. aniseed ball n. chiefly British a small, hard, spherical sweet flavoured with aniseed oil, being typically dark red or brown and having a rapeseed in the centre. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > globular sweet aniseed ball1700 bull's-eye1825 brandy-ball1849 blackball1851 dump1869 cake ball1896 gobstopper1906 gulab jamun1917 1864 Birmingham Jrnl. 24 Sept. 8/6 (advt.) Sugar Candy, Aniseed Balls, Lemon Drops. 1924 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Fourth viii. 125 ‘Have an aniseed ball?’ said Ginger. 2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 14 On other shelves there were gobstoppers, aniseed balls and everlasting strips. aniseed oil n. an essential oil obtained from the fruits of anise ( Pimpinella anisum) or (occasionally) those of star anise ( Illicium verum); = oil of aniseed n. at sense 2.Cf. anise oil n. at anise n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1591 J. Hester tr. J. Du Chesne Breefe Aunswere Expos. I. Aubertus Table sig. 2^v/2 Aniseed oyle. 1887 ‘20-bore’ Pract. Hints Shooting* 454 When trapping on clear ground, let several boys be directed to drag bundles of thick rags saturated with aniseed oil about the fields. 2017 M. J. M. Christenhusz et al. Plants of World 636/2 Aniseed oil is popular in aromatherapy and also used medicinally. aniseed tree n. (a) any of several evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Illicium (family Schisandraceae), the fruit or foliage of which has a fragrance or taste similar to that of aniseed; (b) (chiefly Australian) the ringwood, Syzygium anisatum (family Myrtaceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Asian trees or shrubs > [noun] > Chinese or Japanese anise badian1693 Chinese anise1727 poison bay1866 shikimi1881 star anise1883 1771 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 529 Characters of the Illicium Floridanum, or Florida starry aniseed tree. 1893 Gardeners' Chron. 1 Apr. 386 This interesting plant is in bloom in the economic house at Kew... Popularly it is known as the Aniseed tree. 1949 Jrnl. & Proc. Royal Soc. New S. Wales 83 44 On account of the strong aniseed-like odour of the crushed foliage it has received the vernacular name of ‘Aniseed Tree’. 1991 F. Gapper Gardens Eng. 188 Look out for Illicium anicatum [sic.], the strong-smelling and very slow-growing aniseed tree. 2005 A–Z Garden Plants 106/2 B[ackhousia] anisata, aniseed tree, grows to 20 m (65 ft) in its natural rainforest habitat. When crushed, the foliage has an aniseed smell. aniseed water n. now chiefly historical an alcoholic spirit flavoured with aniseed; cf. anisette n. ΚΠ 1623 G. Markham Countrey Contentments, or Eng. Huswife (new ed.) i. 22 Boyle it with prunes and violets in fennell water or Anniseed water. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) In distilling the Annis-seed for the Oil; there is procured a limpid Water call'd Annis-seed Water; which has much the same Virtues with the Oil. 1850 C. Dickens David Copperfield xiii. 137 I am sure I tasted aniseed water, anchovy sauce, and salad dressing. 1992 D. Kitto & E. Spottiswood tr. D. Maraini Silent Duchess (2000) 119 Its cargo of..slices of water-melon, bottles of aniseed water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). aniseedv. Brit. /ˈanᵻsiːd/, U.S. /ˈænəˌsid/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: aniseed n. Etymology: < aniseed n. Hunting. Now rare. transitive. To apply oil of aniseed to (an animal to be hunted, its feet, etc.) to encourage hounds to take up the scent. ΚΠ 1837 Sporting Mag. Dec. 96 I began by aniseeding the cat. 1850 R. S. Surtees Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour liv, in New Monthly Mag. Oct. 205 His lordship's hounds ran into Sir Harry's fox..and, on examining him, he was found to have been aniseeded. 1892 Field 3 Sept. 366/1 If anyone..were to capture badgers, aniseed them, and turn them out in the open..with five minutes' start of a scratch pack of terriers, we fear there would be a fearful outcry. 1938 S. Leslie Film of Memory 75 He aniseeded the hoofs of a Parson's horse and hunted him with bloodhounds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.1440v.1837
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