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▪ I. minted, ppl. a.1|ˈmɪntɪd|
[f. mint v.2 + -ed1.]
Coined, made into coin or money; in the form of coin. Also transf. and fig.
1598, etc. [see new-minted ppl. a.]. 1640Two Lanc. Lovers 60 (Halliw.) Pretending an indisposition of health, or some other minted excuse. a1678Marvell Dial. Soul & Pleas. 58 Wheresoe're thy foot shall go The minted gold shall lie. 1820C. R. Maturin Melmoth (1892) III. xxx. 202 The sterling gold of a heart-minted look. 1852James Pequinillo II. 55 A hundred good and well-minted sequins. 1874Holland Mistr. Manse xxi, The minted silver that his largess scattered wide.
▪ II. minted, ppl. a.2|ˈmɪntɪd|
[f. mint n.2 + -ed2.]
Flavoured with mint.
1881C. E. Turner in Macm. Mag. XLIV. 311 A silver jug with a kind of sparkling minted kvass, the pleasant odour of which filled the whole room. |