peppermintn.adj.
/ˈpɛpəmɪnt/, U.S. /ˈpɛpərˌmɪnt/ A. n.
I. The mint and its products.
1. A pungent, typically hairless, and often purple-tinged hybrid mint, Mentha × piperita, with long interrupted spikes of lilac flowers, which is cultivated for its essential oil and is frequently naturalized on damp ground in Europe and elsewhere. Mentha × piperita originated in the late 17th cent. as a natural hybrid between spearmint, Mentha spicata, and water mint, M. aquatica. oil of peppermint n. = sense A. 3.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [noun] > peppermint plant
peppermint1696
1696 J. Ray Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Brit. (ed. 2) 124 Mentha..sapore fervido Piperis. Pepper-Mint found by Dr. Eales in Hartfordshire.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Mentha 16. The common thick spiked pepper Mint.
1756 Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 327 The volatile oil of pepper-mint does arise on the wings of the ventilating air during the distillation.
1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 207 Pepper-mint—gather when in flower, for distilling.
1870 A. Henfrey & M. T. Masters Elem. Course Bot. (ed. 2) 327 Of the carminative aromatics, the mints, Spearmint (Mentha viridis), Peppermint (M. Piperita), Penny-royal (M. Pulegium) are among the best-known.
1891 M. E. Wilkins New Eng. Nun 9 She used to occupy herself..distilling..essences from roses and peppermint and spearmint.
1922 J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. (new ed.) xli. 613 The corresponding ketone menthone, 3-terpanone,..also occurs in oil of peppermint.
1942 A. W. Boyd Country Diary Cheshire Man (1946) iv. 260 The peppermint..is supposed to have spread originally from the old herb gardens once found on many a farm.
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.
1974 M. Page & W. T. Stearn Culinary Herbs (Wisley Handbk. 16) 33 The commercial cultivation of peppermint began at Mitcham, Surrey in 1750.
2002 Daily News Los Angeles (Calif.) (Nexis) 22 Feb. u12 While you're out in the garden, plant some peppermint as a natural deterrent.
2.
a. A cordial or liqueur flavoured with peppermint oil; (in later use) spec. = crème de menthe at crème n. 1b.
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cordial > [noun] > kinds of
water of milk1542
wormwood wine1565
milk water1602
wormwood water1612
mint water1639
persico1709
saffron cordial1728
peppermint water1756
pimento water1760
mint tea1764
peppermintc1770
rum shrub1788
ginger brandy1838
peppermint cordial1847
cloves1853
currant-shrub1856
shrub1861
c1770 in L. de Vries & P. Fryer Venus Unmasked (1967) 31 She allows gin and peppermint in the room.
1825 P. Egan Life of Actor ii. 54 Now to avail me of the Friar's hint, He bade me take it in some peppermint.
1865 E. H. Greenhow in E. R. Pike Human Documents Victorian Golden Age (1967) 203 Wine, gin, peppermint, and other stimulants are..often given.., their actual effect being..to stupefy the child.
1963 A. L. Simon Guide Good Food & Wines 742 The highly scented leaves of Mint are used in the making of liqueurs usually sold under the name of Crème de Menthe or Peppermint.
2003 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 22 Mar. 14 She polished off his bag of crisps A gin and peppermint And..He was practically skint.
b. Any of various sweets flavoured with peppermint oil; peppermint confectionery. Cf. peppermint cream n., peppermint drop n., peppermint lozenge n., peppermint lump n. at Compounds 2.
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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
1820 L. Hunt Indicator No. 35 (1822) I. 275 The melting powderiness of peppermint.
1829 G. Griffin Collegians I. iii. 56 ‘He gave me an O'Dell-cake when he was last here,’ said one. ‘And me a stick of peppermint.’
a1882 J. P. Quincy Figures of Past (1884) 176 [He] produced just the stimulant required in the form of a package of peppermints.
1943 Amer. Speech 18 87 The peppermints described in England as humbugs become blackballs in New Zealand.
1993 R. Campbell Waking Nightmares (BNC) 172 She was..crunching peppermints to hide the smell of beer.
3. A volatile essential oil obtained from leaves of the peppermint plant and certain other mints, consisting chiefly of menthol and having a characteristic pungent aromatic flavour leaving an after-sensation of coolness; a preparation of this. Cf. peppermint oil n. at Compounds 2, menthol n.Widely used to flavour confectionery, medicines, and toothpastes.
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the world > food and drink > food > additive > other flavourings > [noun]
saffronc1200
rorraa1500
fetida1588
balachong1699
gammon essence1706
ratafia1727
silphium1753
peppermint1811
Honduras sarsaparilla1818
oil of wintergreen1827
wintergreen oil1827
peppermint oil1850
apple oil1852
almond extract1865
duxelles1877
celery salt1897
gianduja1902
onion salt1925
garlic saltc1938
banoffi1994
1811 in E. C. Barker Austin Papers (1924) I. i. 186 1 Bottle Peppermint.
1839 Southern Lit. Messenger Jan. 65/2 There's nothing there but a few drops of peppermint,..and some of the patent hive-syrup.
1866–77 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 187 The hydrocarbons [sc. volatile oils] from wormwood, anise, thyme, mint..group with ordinary turpentine... Peppermint is somewhat intermediate in its properties.
1991 C. Wildwood Aromatherapy (1992) (BNC) 66 Mouthwash... Use 30ml tincture of myrrh.., 10 drops of peppermint or fennel, 15 drops of tea-tree.
4. Any of various pale green colours associated with peppermint-flavoured drinks or sweets. Cf. sense B.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > light green
willow-green1672
oil-green1673
lily-green1739
celadon1768
nascent green1839
ice-green1863
eau-de-nil1870
Nile green1871
absinthe1872
reseda1874
feuille1883
mignonette1883
chartreuse1884
water-green1884
mignonette-green1888
Nile1895
serpent1895
willow1922
peppermint1930
kelly1936
1930 A. Maerz & M. R. Paul Dict. Color 201/3 Peppermint.
1988 M. Drabble Jerusalem the Golden 36 Shoulder-to-ceiling in pale peppermint.
1990 Littlewoods Catal. Spring–Summer 248 (caption) Choose from 4 great colours—black, white, cerise or peppermint.
1995 Kay & Co. (Worcester) Catal. Autumn–Winter 812/1 Contesa cotton sheets... Primrose, Rose, Blue, Peach, Ivory, Peppermint, [etc.].
II. Extended uses.
5. Chiefly Australian.
a. Any of various eucalypts with leaves that yield an aromatic essential oil resembling that of peppermint (sense A. 1); esp. one belonging to the stringybark group; more fully peppermint tree. Also: the wood of such a tree.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > eucalyptus trees
yellow box1662
gum tree1676
white gum tree1733
whip-stick1782
peppermint1790
red gum tree1790
red mahogany1798
white gum1798
box1801
blue gum1802
eucalyptus1809
box tree1819
black-butted gum1820
bloodwood1827
white ash1830
blackbutt1833
morrel1837
mountain ash1837
mallee scrub1845
apple gum1846
flooded gum1847
Moreton Bay ash1847
mallee1848
swamp gum1852
box-gum1855
manna gum1855
white top1856
river gum1860
grey box1861
woolly butt1862
marlock1863
fever tree1867
red ironbark1867
river white gum1867
karri1870
yellow jacket1876
eucalypt1877
yapunyah1878
coolibah1879
scribbly gum1883
forest mahogany1884
yellow jack1884
rose gum1885
Jimmy Low1887
nankeen gum1889
slaty gum1889
sugar-gum1889
apple box1890
Murray red gum1895
creek-gum1898
eucalyptian1901
forest red gum1904
river red gum1920
napunyah1921
whitewash gum1923
ghost gum1928
snow gum1928
Sydney blue gum1932
salmon gum1934
lapunyah1940
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding oil > Australian
peppermint1790
1790 Nat. Hist. in J. White Jrnl. Voy. New S. Wales App. 227 The name of Peppermint Tree has been given to this plant by Mr. White on account of the very great resemblance between the essential oil drawn from its leaves and that obtained from the Peppermint (Mentha piperita) which grows in England.
1824 Hobart Town Gaz. 1 Oct. in Austral. National Dict. (1988) (at cited word) Colonial Timber may at any time be purchased of an inhabitant of this town... Peppermint for shingles.
1853 J. Allen Jrnl. River Murray 28 We find the wood we shipped at the Darling (peppermint wood) very inferior.
1898 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 23 796 E. Sieberiana, var. Oxlyensis, var. nov..has been called Peppermint with reference to the appearance of the bark alone.
1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling vi. 51 He found the poor thief by the sight of his boots poking out between two stones that made him a house under a peppermint tree.
1963 W. Blunt Of Flowers & Village 94 The Australian peppermint tree (Eucalyptus amygdalina) is the tallest of all trees.
1993 Times 30 Jan. (Weekend section) 8/1 Several..make excellent house and conservatory plants, including the lemon-scented gum (E. citriodora), the black-peppermint (E. nicholi).
b. Any of several other trees of the family Myrtaceae with peppermint-scented leaves, esp. willow myrtle, Agonis flexuosa. Also peppermint tree.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > other Australasian trees or shrubs
burrawang1826
water gum1826
kaikomako1832
karaka1834
kawa-kawa1838
peppermint1838
bottle tree1844
ngaio1849
Grevillea1853
red birch1853
wooden pear1860
muskwood1866
sugar-tree1866
tulip-tree1866
hop-bush1883
mock orange1884
mountain beech1884
sage tree1884
tile-seed1884
mutton-bird scrub1889
red birch1889
silver-tree1889
whalebone-tree1889
budda1890
camphor laurel1894
pepperbush1895
mustard bush1898
willow myrtle1898
pigeon wood1899
horizontal scrub1909
turkey-bush1911
pandani1923
mock orange1929
1838 Swan River Guardian (Perth) 15 Feb. 4 Our peppermint tree is a fine species of Metrosideros.
1893 A. F. Calvert W. A. & Its Gold Fields 18 For boat crooks, Agonis flexuosa, known as the peppermint tree from its odour, is much esteemed by local boat-builders.
1965 Austral. Encycl. VII. 53/1 The willow myrtle, Agonis flexuosa..is often called peppermint in its home State, Western Australia.
2000 Afr. Entomol. 8 23 The flowering of the Western Australian peppermint tree, Agonis flexuosa.., coincided with the phenology of T. tincticollis larvae.
B. adj.
Of or designating a pale green colour associated with peppermint-flavoured drinks and sweets. Cf. sense A. 4.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > light green
beryl1594
spring green1735
water-green1757
berylline1847
chlorinea1849
peppermint1868
reseda1873
absinthe1963
lily-green1965
pepperminty1981
1868 D. G. Rossetti Let. 17 Nov. (1965) II. 676 I wonder has Scotus's peppermint-and-mud tint been applied yet to the wall surrounding the Topsaic tapestries.
1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 23 The buttery glossiness of acetate silk shone, yellow, or peppermint green.
1973 Observer 30 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 29/2 (caption) Peppermint washable satin nightdress.., £24.
2001 Guardian (Nexis) 22 June 8 The Queen's peppermint green straw hat..[was] slavishly matched with peppermint dress, coat and bag.
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peppermint-striped adj.
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1926 N.Y. Times 10 Jan. 3/6 (advt.) The Meadow Brook Flannel Frock is rigorously tailored—of peppermint striped flannel in a smart straight-line effect.
1998 K. Elmslie Routine Disruptions 17 Placing one green and black peppermint-striped chip gingerly on zero.
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peppermint cake n. now rare = mint cake n. (b) at mint n.2 Compounds 2b.
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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
1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers II. xii. 220 Here's a bit o' peppermint cake; he's main and fond on it.
1978 Times 14 Jan. 8/1 You switch your order to jumbo shrimp cocktail and chocolate peppermint cake.
peppermint camphor n. Chemistry now rare = menthol n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > general plant-derived medicines
savineOE
liquoricec1275
verjuice1302
sandragon1334
sugar roset1363
acaciaa1398
agnus castusa1398
sebestenc1400
socotrine aloesa1425
tapsimelc1425
valencec1425
aconitum?a1450
hypericum1471
cassia1543
guaiacum1553
guaiac1558
butcher's broom1578
solanum1578
liquorice-stick1580
symphonia1597
tabasheer1598
diascord1605
orange-bead1626
oxymel of squills1654
Japonic earth1673
terebinthina1693
terebinthinate1696
pareira brava1698
rhabarbarate1716
Japan earth1718
buglossate1725
squill1725
phytolacca1730
nettle juice1747
xanthoxyloïn1767
mustard whey1769
Jesuits' drops1783
digitalis1785
arnica1788
mel-rose1790
gallic acid1791
valerian1794
sacred elixir1797
drosera1801
Spanish juice1803
mudar1819
sabadilla1821
parillin1825
mudarin1829
salicin1830
sang1843
peppermint camphor1854
pareira1855
savanilla1856
euonymin1862
menthol1862
phytolaccin1864
alstonia1868
agoniadin1870
guimauve1870
gelsemium1875
iridin1879
hazeline1880
tub-camphor1880
echinacea1887
jacaranda1887
hamamelin1890
quillain1890
vieirin1893
thiolin1894
mentha camphor1902
hamamelis1910
phytohaemagglutinin1949
adaptogen1966
the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > hydrocarbons > [noun] > terpenes > alcohol
peppermint camphor1854
1854 J. W. Draper Kane's Elements Chem. (Amer. ed.) 578 The peppermint-camphor has been found to yield, by the action of reagents, a series of compounds.
1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 473 Oil of Peppermint..occasionally deposits hexagonal crystals of menthol or peppermint camphor.
1934 C. C. Steele Introd. Plant Biochem. xxi. 238 Menthol or ‘mint camphor’.., is a secondary alcohol derived structurally from menthane.]
2000 Miami Herald (Nexis) 15 Oct. 37 a Menthol, also known as peppermint camphor, comes from the Japanese mint, Mentha arvensis.
peppermint candy n. any of various sweets flavoured with peppermint.
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1833 Ohio Repository 15 Feb. 8 (advt.) Among the confectionaries are..peppermint candies.
1906 U. Sinclair Jungle i. 6 He is in his shirtsleeves, with a vest figured with faded gold horseshoes, and a pink-striped shirt, suggestive of peppermint candy.
2003 Southern Q. Spring 68 He goes to his father's chest of drawers where he finds the alcoholic's characteristic hoard of peppermint candies.
peppermint cordial n. a peppermint-flavoured cordial.
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cordial > [noun] > kinds of
water of milk1542
wormwood wine1565
milk water1602
wormwood water1612
mint water1639
persico1709
saffron cordial1728
peppermint water1756
pimento water1760
mint tea1764
peppermintc1770
rum shrub1788
ginger brandy1838
peppermint cordial1847
cloves1853
currant-shrub1856
shrub1861
1847 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Aug. 150 A celebrated modern poet being invited to dinner by a lady, requested her to provide for him some peppermint cordial and black puddings.
1917 Harrods Gen. Catal. 1293 Schweppes cordials... Peppermint cordial 1/6.
2002 New Scientist (Nexis) 8 June 53 I was in the supermarket today, and found Barraclough's Peppermint Cordial, marked ‘Best before Apr 03 2099’.
peppermint cream n. a peppermint-flavoured fondant sweet, often covered with chocolate.
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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
1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 49/2 Peppermint Creams.
1940 ‘R. Crompton’ William & Evacuees ii. 49 ‘Thank you, dear,’ said Mrs. Brown, selecting a peppermint cream.
2003 C. Mendelson Daughters of Jerusalem 195 Her friends..are..selling peppermint creams for Russian refugees.
peppermint drop n. a small, hard, peppermint-flavoured sweet.
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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
1780 E. Raffald Experienced Eng. Housekeeper (ed. 7) 245 To make peppermint drops to carry in the pocket.
1849 C. Dickens David Copperfield (1850) vii. 68 He was so kind as to..dissolve a peppermint drop in it.
1997 Sun (Baltimore) (Nexis) 23 Feb. 7 k Set out a few peppermint drops to help stem runny noses and soothe sore throats.
peppermint geranium n. a white-flowered pelargonium, Pelargonium tomentosum, which has large downy leaves giving off a scent of peppermint and is grown as a house plant.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > geranium and allied flowers > allied flowers
herb Roberta1300
stick pile?a1450
culverfootc1450
devil's needlea1500
crane's-bill1548
dove's-foot1548
geranium1548
shepherd's needle1562
bloodroot1578
Gratia Dei1578
sanguine root1578
pigeon's-foot1597
Roman cranesbill1648
robin1694
redshanka1722
musk1728
ragged Robert1734
pigeon-foot1736
rose geranium1773
mountain flowera1787
wood cranesbill1796
peppermint-scented geranium1823
stork's bill1824
wild geranium1840
musk geranium1845
pin grass1847
Robert1847
stinking crane's bill1857
mourning widow1866
pinweed1876
ivy-leaved pelargonium1887
ivy-geranium1894
regal1894
peppermint geranium1922
1922 A. L. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. iv. 36 Make a quart of good lemon jelly... Whilst warm add a handful of those large green peppermint geranium leaves.
1966 G. B. Foster Herbs for Every Garden iv. 123 Peppermint geranium, with its velvety, grape-like leaves and small white blossoms is P. tomentosum.
2002 San Diego Union-Times (Nexis) 6 Oct. (Real Estate section) i11 The huge velvety leaves of peppermint geranium (from the pelargonium family) are baby-blanket-soft to the touch.
peppermint gum n. (a) = sense A. 5a; (b) peppermint-flavoured chewing gum.
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1866 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 36 241 An open grassy forest; the timber..being almost invariably the peppermint-gum common in South Australia.
1911 ‘O. Henry’ Sixes & Sevens (1915) viii. 83 He carried a 38-calibre revolver in his pocket, and he chewed peppermint gum thoughtfully.
1977 Washington Post 25 Sept. e2/3 William J. White..pioneered peppermint gum, still the dominant flavor on the market.
2003 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 5 Apr. (Travel section) h1 Leaves of fluoro green are bursting from the matte-black trunks of the ancient peppermint gums.
peppermint lozenge n. a sweet lozenge flavoured with peppermint.
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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
1832 Times 29 Aug. 7/6 (advt.) Butler's carminative peppermint lozenges and essence of peppermint, for relieving flatulence.
1918 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 15 121 Wintergreen and peppermint lozenges that taste alike when one has a cold, do not taste alike under every other condition.
2001 Financial Times (Nexis) 6 Oct. 10 A druggist's boy, instructed to adulterate peppermint lozenges with plaster of Paris, used white arsenic in error and killed 30 people.
peppermint lump n. a type of peppermint-flavoured sweet.
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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
1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 55/2 Sweets... Peppermint lumps.
1999 Vancouver (Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 27 Oct. c9 A pound of peppermint lumps costs 25 cents.
peppermint oil n. = sense A. 3.
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the world > food and drink > food > additive > other flavourings > [noun]
saffronc1200
rorraa1500
fetida1588
balachong1699
gammon essence1706
ratafia1727
silphium1753
peppermint1811
Honduras sarsaparilla1818
oil of wintergreen1827
wintergreen oil1827
peppermint oil1850
apple oil1852
almond extract1865
duxelles1877
celery salt1897
gianduja1902
onion salt1925
garlic saltc1938
banoffi1994
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > other plant-derived oils
oil de baya1398
oil roseta1400
alkitranc1400
laurinec1400
oil of spicac1400
seed oil1400
rape oil1420
nut-oil?c1425
masticine?1440
oil de rose?1440
oil of myrtine?a1450
gingellya1544
rose oil1552
alchitrean1562
oil of spike1577
oil of ben1594
myrtle oil1601
sesamus1601
sampsuchine1616
oil of walnuts1622
rape1641
oil of rhodium1649
rapeseed oil1652
neroli1676
oil of mace1681
spirit of scurvy-grass1682
beech-oil1716
poppy oil1737
castor oil1746
oil of sassafras1753
orange-peel oil1757
wood-oil1759
bergamot1766
sunflower oil1768
Russia oil1773
oil castor1779
tung-yu1788
poppy-seed oil1799
cocoa butter1801
sassafras oil1801
phulwara1805
oil of wine1807
grass oil1827
oil of marjoram1829
cajuput oil1832
essence of mustarda1834
picamar1835
spurge oil1836
oenanthic ether1837
tea oil1837
capnomor1838
cinnamon-oil1838
oil of mustard1838
orange-flower oil1838
resinein1841
mustard oil1844
myrrhol1845
styrol1845
oenanthol1847
shea butter1847
wintergreen1847
gaultheria oil1848
ginger-grass oil.1849
nutmeg oil1849
pine oil1849
peppermint oil1850
cocoa fat1851
orange oil1853
neem oil1856
poonga oil1857
xanthoxylene1857
crab-oil1858
illupi oil1858
Shanghai oil1861
stand oil1862
mustard-seed oil1863
carap oilc1865
cocum butter or oilc1865
Kurung oil1866
muduga oil1866
pichurim oil1866
serpolet1866
sumbul oil1868
sesame oil1870
niger oil1872
summer yellow1872
olibene1873
patchouli oil1875
pilocarpene1876
styrolene1881
tung oil1881
becuiba tallow1884
soy oil1884
tea-seed oil1884
eucalyptus1885
sage oil1888
hop-oil1889
cotton-seed oil1891
lemon oil1896
palmarosa oil1897
illipe butter1904
hydnocarpus oil1905
tung1911
niger seed oil1917
sun oil1937
vanaspati1949
fennel oil-
1850 Sci. Amer. 16 Feb. 170/3 Large fields of peppermint are cultivated..for the purpose of making peppermint oil.
1934 C. C. Steele Introd. Plant Biochem. vi. xxi. 238 The natural form [of menthol] occurring in ‘peppermint oil’ is laevo-rotatory.
1995 Daily Tel. 17 Oct. 28/1 Peppermint oil in the form of Colpermin is a popular remedy for painful colicky spasms of the bowel.
peppermint patty n. see patty n. 2b.
peppermint-scented adj. having the scent of peppermint, esp. in peppermint-scented geranium = peppermint geranium n.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > geranium and allied flowers > allied flowers
herb Roberta1300
stick pile?a1450
culverfootc1450
devil's needlea1500
crane's-bill1548
dove's-foot1548
geranium1548
shepherd's needle1562
bloodroot1578
Gratia Dei1578
sanguine root1578
pigeon's-foot1597
Roman cranesbill1648
robin1694
redshanka1722
musk1728
ragged Robert1734
pigeon-foot1736
rose geranium1773
mountain flowera1787
wood cranesbill1796
peppermint-scented geranium1823
stork's bill1824
wild geranium1840
musk geranium1845
pin grass1847
Robert1847
stinking crane's bill1857
mourning widow1866
pinweed1876
ivy-leaved pelargonium1887
ivy-geranium1894
regal1894
peppermint geranium1922
1823 R. Sweet Geraniaceæ II. 168 This plant, often known by the name of Peppermint-scented Geranium, is an old inhabitant of our greenhouses.
1907 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 2/1 To return to the peppermint-scented schoolroom.
1964 T. M. Greensill Gardening in Tropics iv. i. 162 P. tomentosum—‘Peppermint-scented Geranium’: Erect, small shrub. The lobed and toothed leaves are fragrant when pressed.
2003 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 26 Apr. (Citizen's Weekly section) e6 The Body Shop makes a line of peppermint-scented products for just the job.
peppermint stick n. a hard, baton-shaped sweet flavoured with peppermint, typically white with a red or pink stripe spiralling down its length.
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1856 F. S. Cozzens Sparrowgrass Papers xiii. 188 Chocolate-drop of my heart! I dare not breathe thy name; Like a peppermint stick I stand apart In a sweet, but secret flame.
1937 L. Hart Lady is Tramp (song) in Compl. Lyrics (1986) 230/3 When I was three I was a siren, And knew the old trick Of vamping my dad for a peppermint stick.
2003 Publishers Weekly 8 Sept. 69/2 Why can you bend a piece of taffy into all kinds of shapes while a peppermint stick breaks if you push on the middle of it?
peppermint tea n. an infusion of the leaves of the peppermint plant.
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the world > food and drink > drink > infused leaves, flowers, or fruit > [noun] > others
coltsfoota1627
sage tea?1706
pippin tea1709
lemon-tea1725
foltron1748
camomile-tea1753
sassafras tea1783
spruce tea1783
mountain tea1785
cow-slip tea1796
miserable1842
peppermint tea1844
violet tea1853
Swiss tea1860
coffee-tea1866
Jesuits' tea1866
St. Helena tea1875
cotton-leaf tea1881
tamarind watera1883
tamarind tea1883
mullein tea1887
rosehip tea1947
1844 Times 14 June 6/5 I have some peppermint tea boiling for their suppers.
1874 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. I. 460 Aromatic drinks, chamomile tea, peppermint tea, etc.
1995 Face Jan. 54/2 We discuss the beneficial effects of peppermint tea on an angry belly.
peppermint water n. a cordial containing oil of peppermint, used as a carminative.
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cordial > [noun] > kinds of
water of milk1542
wormwood wine1565
milk water1602
wormwood water1612
mint water1639
persico1709
saffron cordial1728
peppermint water1756
pimento water1760
mint tea1764
peppermintc1770
rum shrub1788
ginger brandy1838
peppermint cordial1847
cloves1853
currant-shrub1856
shrub1861
1756 M. Calderwood Lett. & Jrnls. (1884) ii. 53 Every one said, the poor Italian is [ill], but nobody offered him any assistance... I sent him some peppermint water.
1820 Pharmacopœia U.S. 85 In the same manner are prepared peppermint water,..spearmint water,..rose water.
1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 516/2 Peppermint Water..8 oz. bot 0/5.
2000 Daily Tel. 2 Mar. 17/1 Two pharmacists..prescribed 20 times the level of chloroform required in a dose of peppermint water.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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