Minton.

Brit.

/ˈmɪntəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪn(t)oʊ/

Forms: 1900s– Minto, 1900s– Mintoe. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mint n.², -o suffix.

Etymology: < mint n.² + -o suffix. Compare earlier Mintie n.

Chiefly British.

A type of boiled sweet flavoured with peppermint. (Formerly a proprietary name.)

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > peppermints

peppermint drop1780

mint drop1791

peppermint1820

peppermint lozenge1832

peppermint cake1863

pandrop1877

mint1894

peppermint cream1907

Mintie1926

peppermint lump1926

Minto1935

1935 Trade Marks Jrnl. 16 Oct. 1298/2 Nuttall's Mintoes... Boiled sugar sweetmeats flavoured with mint.

1949 D. Thomas Let. 13 Oct. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 328 Yesterday I broke a tooth on a minto.

1957 Skuse's Compl. Confectioner (ed. 13) 63 Mintoes. Boil the sugar, glucose and water..knead in the oil of peppermint and..spin out and cut.

1957 Skuse's Compl. Confectioner (ed. 13) 64 (caption) Kiss Cutting on ‘Mintoe’ Machine.

1999 L. Mason Sweets & Sweet Shops 26 In 1909, Nuttall's of Doncaster began making minty, buttery ‘Mintoes’.

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

单词	minto
释义	Minton. Brit. /ˈmɪntəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɪn(t)oʊ/ Forms: 1900s– Minto, 1900s– Mintoe. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mint n.², -o suffix. Etymology: < mint n.² + -o suffix. Compare earlier Mintie n. Chiefly British. A type of boiled sweet flavoured with peppermint. (Formerly a proprietary name.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > peppermints peppermint drop1780 mint drop1791 peppermint1820 peppermint lozenge1832 peppermint cake1863 pandrop1877 mint1894 peppermint cream1907 Mintie1926 peppermint lump1926 Minto1935 1935 Trade Marks Jrnl. 16 Oct. 1298/2 Nuttall's Mintoes... Boiled sugar sweetmeats flavoured with mint. 1949 D. Thomas Let. 13 Oct. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 328 Yesterday I broke a tooth on a minto. 1957 Skuse's Compl. Confectioner (ed. 13) 63 Mintoes. Boil the sugar, glucose and water..knead in the oil of peppermint and..spin out and cut. 1957 Skuse's Compl. Confectioner (ed. 13) 64 (caption) Kiss Cutting on ‘Mintoe’ Machine. 1999 L. Mason Sweets & Sweet Shops 26 In 1909, Nuttall's of Doncaster began making minty, buttery ‘Mintoes’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1935
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