Absinthe

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Absinth \Ab"sinth`\, Absinthe \Ab"sinthe`\ ([a^]b"s[i^]nth`), n.
     [F. absinthe. See {Absinthium}.]
     1. The plant absinthium or common wormwood.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy


        or alcohol.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder.  --Ernest
                                                    Dowson
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     Note: An article on absinthe was prepared by Matthew Baggott
           (bagg@ellis.uchicago.edu) for distribution on the
           newsgroup alt.drugs.
           [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  absinthe
       n 1: aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a
            bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn: {common
            wormwood}, {old man}, {lad's love}, {Artemisia
            absinthium}]
       2: strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise [syn:
          {absinth}]