| 单词 | mustard |
| 释义 | mustard[ muhs-terd ] / ˈmʌs tərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mustard ON THESAURUS.COM nouna pungent powder or paste prepared from the seeds of certain mustard plants, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc. Botany. any of various cruciferous plants of the mustard family, noted for their acrid and pungent qualities and widely cultivated for culinary and agricultural purposes: among the most commercially important mustards are black mustard, brown mustard, and white mustard. nitrogen mustard. Idioms for mustardcut the mustard, Slang. to reach or surpass the desired standard of performance: a pitcher who cuts the mustard with his fastball. Origin of mustardFirst recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English mostard(e), mustart, from Old French mostarde, moustarde, a relish originally made of mustard seed and must, equivalent to moust + -arde; see origin at must2, -ard WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mustardmuster, mustardWords nearby mustardmustachioed, Mustafa Kemal, Mustagh, mustang, mustanger, mustard, mustard and cress, mustard family, mustard gas, mustard oil, Mustard operation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for mustardmustard / (ˈmʌstəd) / nounany of several Eurasian plants of the genus Brassica, esp black mustard and white mustard, having yellow or white flowers and slender pods and cultivated for their pungent seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)See also charlock a paste made from the powdered seeds of any of these plants and used as a condiment
slang, mainly US zest or enthusiasm cut the mustard slang to come up to expectations Word Origin for mustardC13: from Old French moustarde, from Latin mustum must ², since the original condiment was made by adding must Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with mustardmustard see cut the mustard. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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