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absinthe

noun
/ˈæb.sɪnθ/

Etymology

* (wormwood; figuratively bitterness, sorrow): From Middle English absinthe. * (liquor): From Modern French absinthe. Both from Middle French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Doublet of absinthium.

  1. derived from ἀψίνθιον
  2. derived from absinthium
  3. derived from absinthe
  4. borrowed from absinthe
  5. inherited from absinthe

Definitions

  1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood)

    The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.

  2. Bitterness

    Bitterness; sorrow.

  3. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande…

    A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.

    • Let us go out and drink to the very good health of Monsieur Tarzan in some of old Plancon’s unparalleled absinth; not forgetting that the Count de Coude is one of the best swordsmen in Paris, and by far the best shot in all France.
    • Absinthe ads like to trade on artists like Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec, as if the history of the green fairy began in the Pigalle neighborhood of 1870s Paris, but wormwood-infused drinks have been around for thousands of years.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A moderate yellow green.

    2. A moderate yellow green. absinthe green

      A moderate yellow green. absinthe green:

    3. Sagebrush.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA