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[ ses-uh-mee ] / ˈsɛs ə mi /
nouna tropical, herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil. the seeds themselves, used to add flavor to bread, crackers, etc. open sesame. Also called benne (for defs. 1, 2). Origin of sesame1400–50; <Greek sēsámē sesame plant ≪ Akkadian shamashshammū, derived from shaman shammī plant oil; replacing sesam,late Middle English sysane<Latin sēsamum<Greek sḗsamon sesame seed Words nearby sesameservomechanism, servomotor, servo system, servqual, Serzone, sesame, sesame oil, “Sesame Street”, sesamoid, sesh, Sesostris I Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sesameFor instance, Sesame Street parodied grown-up shows 30 Rock, Mad Men, and Downton Abbey. ‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Of course, Sesame Street's songs weren't only educational; from a pure tuneage perspective, the music was pretty kickass. ‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Like any other show—and certainly one on the air for over four decades—Sesame Street had at least a few missteps. ‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST It goes without saying the theme-song “Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?” ‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1975, Sesame Street became the first children's program to feature someone with Down Syndrome. ‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Other products are sesame, cotton, cucumbers, water-melons and onions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various How to read that we may gain this complete mastery of words, Mr. Ruskin has best told us in “Sesame and Lilies.” English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster The lamp-black is said to be made in China, by collecting the smoke of the oil of sesame. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure Sesame is grown for the sake of the oil, which it yields to the extent of over fifty per cent. The Khedive's Country|George Manville Fenn Amory continued to try to recollect the passage from Sesame and Lilies.
British Dictionary definitions for sesame
nouna tropical herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, of the East Indies, cultivated, esp in India, for its small oval seeds: family Pedaliaceae the seeds of this plant, used in flavouring bread and yielding an edible oil (benne oil or gingili) Also called: benne, gingili, til Word Origin for sesameC15: from Latin sēsamum, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic simsim 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 |