spearmintn.

Brit.

/ˈspɪəmɪnt/, U.S.

/ˈspɪ(ə)rˌmɪnt/

Etymology: < spear n.¹

a. The common garden mint, Mentha viridis, much used in cookery.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > herb > [noun] > mint

minteOE

spearmint1562

nip1651

orange mint1699

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > culinary herbs > mint or spearmint

minteOE

spearmint1562

brown mint1597

mackerel mint1597

green mint1770

pudina1842

spire mint1863

1562 W. Turner Herball (1568) ii. 54 Thys herbe is called with us gardin mynte, and as far as I remembre, it is called spere mynte, and if it be not named so, it may well be called so of the sharpnes of the lefe.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. lxxiv. 243 The garden Myntes are of four sortes, that is to say, Curlde Mynte, Crispe Mynte, Spere Mynte, and Harte Mynte. The wilde Mynte is of two sortes, that is, the Horse Mynte, and the Water Mynte.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health xvi. 38 One [kind] most fragrant in sauour..is called Spere Mint, and is vsed to be put in puddings.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 552 The leaues of Speare Mint are long like those of the Willow tree.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 553 The first Mint is called..browne Mint, or red Mint. The second..crosse Mint, or curled Mint. The third..Speare Mint, common Garden Mint, our Ladies Mint, Browne Mint, and Macrell Mint. The fourth..Hart Woort, or Hart Mint.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 153 Of these two, the Speare-Mint is the more excellent.

1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 124 Raphanus Aquaticus, Spearemint, and even Ranunculus it self, did grow..in Viols filld with fair water.

1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 28 May in Wks. (1955) VII. 285 Air perfumed with spearmint growing over an ample space.

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 247 In this garden he had..onions, parsley, spearment, and the Spanish raddish.

1807 P. Gass Jrnls. 103 There is in the bottoms a great quantity of spear-mint and currant bushes.

1811 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory ii. 250 Spearmint is stomachic and carminative.

1882 Garden 6 May 320/1 Mint should now be planted, both the Spearmint and Peppermint.

b. With plural. A plant of this.

ΚΠ

1539 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 78 Mylke, newe mylked, wherin is put..three leaues of good speare myntes.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta ii. 44 Take..of Speremints, of Balme, of each one handfull.

c. elliptical. A piece of chewing-gum flavoured with the oil extracted from this plant.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > chewing- or bubble-gum

gum1842

chewing-gum1850

gum ball1855

Tutti Frutti1885

chicle1889

bubblegum1911

spearmint1920

chewy1921

chutty1941

chuggy1994

spoggy1999

1920 ‘Sapper’ Bull-dog Drummond ix. 240 A grim-faced man at the wheel..had apparently felt the seriousness of the occasion so acutely, as to deposit his third piece of spearmint on the underneath side of the steering-wheel for greater safety.

1945 J. Steinbeck Cannery Row i. 9 No Abbeville child..knew the lack of a stick of spearmint ever afterward.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations, as spearmint-leaf, spearmint oil, spearmint root, spearmint water.

ΚΠ

1662 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist (new ed.) 192 Put into it one quart of Rose-water, and one quart of Spermint-water.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. vii. ii. 165 Not Oval, but rather expressing the figure of a Speer-Mint-Leaf.

1757 A. Cooper Compl. Distiller ii. v. 126 The simple Waters now commonly made, are Orange-flower-water,..Spear-mint-water [etc.].

1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 306 Plant spear-mint roots in a hot bed.

1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. vii. §1. 448 Indifferent oils, such as spearmint oil (C₂₀ H₂₀ O₂).

1860 J. W. Warter Sea-board & Down II. 29 All I could give her was some spearmint water.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spearmint
释义	spearmintn. Brit. /ˈspɪəmɪnt/, U.S. /ˈspɪ(ə)rˌmɪnt/ Etymology: < spear n.¹ a. The common garden mint, Mentha viridis, much used in cookery. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > herb > [noun] > mint minteOE spearmint1562 nip1651 orange mint1699 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > culinary herbs > mint or spearmint minteOE spearmint1562 brown mint1597 mackerel mint1597 green mint1770 pudina1842 spire mint1863 1562 W. Turner Herball (1568) ii. 54 Thys herbe is called with us gardin mynte, and as far as I remembre, it is called spere mynte, and if it be not named so, it may well be called so of the sharpnes of the lefe. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. lxxiv. 243 The garden Myntes are of four sortes, that is to say, Curlde Mynte, Crispe Mynte, Spere Mynte, and Harte Mynte. The wilde Mynte is of two sortes, that is, the Horse Mynte, and the Water Mynte. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health xvi. 38 One [kind] most fragrant in sauour..is called Spere Mint, and is vsed to be put in puddings. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 552 The leaues of Speare Mint are long like those of the Willow tree. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 553 The first Mint is called..browne Mint, or red Mint. The second..crosse Mint, or curled Mint. The third..Speare Mint, common Garden Mint, our Ladies Mint, Browne Mint, and Macrell Mint. The fourth..Hart Woort, or Hart Mint. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 153 Of these two, the Speare-Mint is the more excellent. 1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 124 Raphanus Aquaticus, Spearemint, and even Ranunculus it self, did grow..in Viols filld with fair water. 1717 G. Berkeley Jrnls. Trav. Italy 28 May in Wks. (1955) VII. 285 Air perfumed with spearmint growing over an ample space. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 247 In this garden he had..onions, parsley, spearment, and the Spanish raddish. 1807 P. Gass Jrnls. 103 There is in the bottoms a great quantity of spear-mint and currant bushes. 1811 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory ii. 250 Spearmint is stomachic and carminative. 1882 Garden 6 May 320/1 Mint should now be planted, both the Spearmint and Peppermint. b. With plural. A plant of this. ΚΠ 1539 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 78 Mylke, newe mylked, wherin is put..three leaues of good speare myntes. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta ii. 44 Take..of Speremints, of Balme, of each one handfull. c. elliptical. A piece of chewing-gum flavoured with the oil extracted from this plant. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > chewing- or bubble-gum gum1842 chewing-gum1850 gum ball1855 Tutti Frutti1885 chicle1889 bubblegum1911 spearmint1920 chewy1921 chutty1941 chuggy1994 spoggy1999 1920 ‘Sapper’ Bull-dog Drummond ix. 240 A grim-faced man at the wheel..had apparently felt the seriousness of the occasion so acutely, as to deposit his third piece of spearmint on the underneath side of the steering-wheel for greater safety. 1945 J. Steinbeck Cannery Row i. 9 No Abbeville child..knew the lack of a stick of spearmint ever afterward. Compounds attributive and in other combinations, as spearmint-leaf, spearmint oil, spearmint root, spearmint water. ΚΠ 1662 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist (new ed.) 192 Put into it one quart of Rose-water, and one quart of Spermint-water. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. vii. ii. 165 Not Oval, but rather expressing the figure of a Speer-Mint-Leaf. 1757 A. Cooper Compl. Distiller ii. v. 126 The simple Waters now commonly made, are Orange-flower-water,..Spear-mint-water [etc.]. 1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 306 Plant spear-mint roots in a hot bed. 1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. vii. §1. 448 Indifferent oils, such as spearmint oil (C₂₀ H₂₀ O₂). 1860 J. W. Warter Sea-board & Down II. 29 All I could give her was some spearmint water. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1539
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