From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi`nqa,
mi`nqh.] (Bot.)
The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the
genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by
distillation. See Mentha.
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Note:
Horsemint is Mentha sylvestris, and in the United States
Monarda punctata, which differs from the true mints in
several respects.
Mountain mint is any species of the related genus
Pycnanthemum, common in North America.
Peppermint is Mentha piperita.
Water mint is Mentha aquatica.
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Mint camphor. (Chem.) See Menthol.
Mint julep. See Julep.
Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mint \Mint\, n. [AS. mynet money, coin, fr. L. moneta the mint,
coined money, fr. Moneta, a surname of Juno, in whose at Rome
money was coined; akin to monere to warn, admonish, AS.
manian, and to E. mind. See Mind, and cf. Money,
Monition.]
1. A place where money is coined by public authority.
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2. Hence: Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply;
the supply itself.
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A mint of phrases in his brain. --Shak.
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3. Specifically: A large quantity of money; as, to make a
mint in stock trading.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mint \Mint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Minted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Minting.] [AS. mynetian.]
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1. To make by stamping, as money; to coin; to make and stamp
into money.
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2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
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Titles . . . of such natures as may be easily
minted. --Bacon.
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Minting mill, a coining press.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mint \mint\, a.
Like new; in brand-new condition; unworn, as a coin recently
made at a mint[1]; as, he had a '53 Cadillac in mint
condition.
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2. Specifically: (Numismatics) Uncirculated; in the same
condition as when it was freshly coined at the mint[1].
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