mint conditionn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪnt kənˈdɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌmɪnt kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mint n.¹, condition n.

Etymology: < mint n.¹ + condition n.

A condition of perfection or newness representing or suggestive of that of a freshly minted coin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > mint condition

mint condition1897

mint state1901

1897 M. Whitney in U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 60. 4 ‘Order’ or ‘case’ in tobacco curing means a mint condition in which the tissue will not break.

1902 Connoisseur May 67/2 Nothing is more marked in present day stamp collecting than the insistence..upon what is expressively termed a ‘mint’ condition in unused specimens.

1923 Punch 7 Feb. 130 Here we have Holbein's portrait of the first earl... His chef-d'œuvre, in mint condition.

1956 I. Murdoch Flight from Enchanter i. 9 The books were chaotic, but in mint condition, since reading was not a popular activity.

1986 Jrnl. (Fairfax County, Va.) 28 May a6/2 We'd bet a mint-condition Buster O'Brien button that he already knows a good deal more about the problems of Northern Virginia than any rational person would want to know.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mint condition
释义	mint conditionn. Brit. /ˌmɪnt kənˈdɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɪnt kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mint n.¹, condition n. Etymology: < mint n.¹ + condition n. A condition of perfection or newness representing or suggestive of that of a freshly minted coin. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > mint condition mint condition1897 mint state1901 1897 M. Whitney in U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 60. 4 ‘Order’ or ‘case’ in tobacco curing means a mint condition in which the tissue will not break. 1902 Connoisseur May 67/2 Nothing is more marked in present day stamp collecting than the insistence..upon what is expressively termed a ‘mint’ condition in unused specimens. 1923 Punch 7 Feb. 130 Here we have Holbein's portrait of the first earl... His chef-d'œuvre, in mint condition. 1956 I. Murdoch Flight from Enchanter i. 9 The books were chaotic, but in mint condition, since reading was not a popular activity. 1986 Jrnl. (Fairfax County, Va.) 28 May a6/2 We'd bet a mint-condition Buster O'Brien button that he already knows a good deal more about the problems of Northern Virginia than any rational person would want to know. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1897
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