| 单词 | mustard |
| 释义 | mustard n. 1. a any of various plants of the genus Brassica with slender pods and yellow flowers, esp. B. nigra. b any of various plants of the genus Sinapis, esp. S. alba, eaten at the seedling stage, often with cress. 2. the seeds of these which are crushed, made into a paste, and used as a spicy condiment. 3. the brownish-yellow colour of this condiment. 4. sl. a thing which adds piquancy or zest. Phrases and idioms mustard gas a colourless oily liquid, whose vapour is a powerful irritant and vesicant. mustard plaster a poultice made with mustard. mustard seed 1 the seed of the mustard plant. 2. a small thing capable of great development (Matt. 13:31). Etymology: ME f. OF mo(u)starde: orig. the condiment as prepared with MUST(2) |
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