Word Study
absentmindedly |
absentmindedness |
absentness |
absey-book |
absiemens |
absinth
| absinthate
| absinthe
| absinthe oil
| absinthial
| absinthian
absinth
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun absinth has 1 sense
- absinth(n = noun.food) absinthe - strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise; Array is a kind of cordial, liqueur
CIDE DICTIONARY
absinth, n. [F. absinthe. See Absinthium.].
- The plant absinthium or common wormwood. [1913 Webster]
- A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol. [1913 Webster]"An article on absinthe was prepared by Matthew Baggott (bagg(at)ellis.uchicago.edu) for distribution on the newsgroup alt.drugs." [PJC]"Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder." [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
absinth, n.
1 a shrubby plant, Atemisia absinthium, or its essence. Also called WORMWOOD.
2 (usu. absinthe) a green aniseed-flavoured potent liqueur based on wormwood and turning milky when water is added.
1 a shrubby plant, Atemisia absinthium, or its essence. Also called WORMWOOD.
2 (usu. absinthe) a green aniseed-flavoured potent liqueur based on wormwood and turning milky when water is added.
Etymology
F absinthe f. L absinthium f. Gk apsinthion
For further exploring for "absinth" in Webster Dictionary Online
