Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A perennial aromatic Eurasian herb (Artemisia absinthium) in the composite family, naturalized in North America and having pinnatifid, silvery, silky leaves and numerous nodding flower heads.
- noun A green liqueur having a bitter anise or licorice flavor and a high alcohol content, prepared from absinthe and other herbs, prohibited in many countries when containing thujone because of its alleged toxicity.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The common name of a highly aromatic liqueur of an opaline-green color and bitter taste; an abbreviation of
extrait d'absinthe , extract of absinthium.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US
Sagebrush
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
- noun strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Pirates' Alley serves a drink they call absinthe, which is actually Pernod with the sugar cube/spoon/flame modern Czech ritual.
To blood, prana, and overdressing badger 2001
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The woman explained that the plant, which she called absinthe, was seldom used except in that drink, reserved only for Mother Festivals.
The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990
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I'd marked out my seat and I snaffled it sharpish on Saturday night, got into the spirit of things by ordering a fake absinthe from the Bartender -- Ed. As the rest of the audience filed in, I saw Adam sit down at the table to my right, chatting to the audience members sat there.
Adventures of a Couch-Hopping Scribbler Part 2: That Toddlin Town Hal Duncan 2010
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Maybe, but probably not because of any psychotropic chemical contained in the wormwood from which absinthe is distilled.
Boing Boing 2009
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Indeed, the image that often comes foremost to mind when considering absinthe is a streetful of dissipated Parisian intellectuals, some of whom sunk into poverty and madness by dancing a bit too closely with the Green Fairy.
Boing Boing 2009
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I'd marked out my seat and I snaffled it sharpish on Saturday night, got into the spirit of things by ordering a fake absinthe from the Bartender -- Ed. As the rest of the audience filed in, I saw Adam sit down at the table to my right, chatting to the audience members sat there.
Archive 2010-06-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world.
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La Fee Verte A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything ...
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La Fee Verte A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything ...
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A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world.
vera commented on the word absinthe
absinthe-it's the drink that makes you want to kill yourself instantly. (Bernard, Black Books Season 1)
December 9, 2006
seanahan commented on the word absinthe
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder?
February 25, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word absinthe
booooooooooo
February 25, 2007
skipvia commented on the word absinthe
A while back there was a story about a deer who was so completely plastered on absinthe that he strode out into the middle of a busy highway, lay down, and flailed his legs in the air for several hours. That's right...absinthe makes the hart go flounder.
October 11, 2007
reesetee commented on the word absinthe
*grrrooooooaaaaannn*
October 11, 2007
skipvia commented on the word absinthe
I think I'm feeling a Wordie dinner here. Start it off with stinkheads on cocktail crackers, move along with a bit of casu marzu on toast points, and wash it all down with some absinthe.
Mmmm...
October 12, 2007
npydyuan commented on the word absinthe
And then drown your eater's remorse with a healthy dose of nepenthe!
October 12, 2007
sionnach commented on the word absinthe
Maybe a little creme de menthe?
October 12, 2007
reesetee commented on the word absinthe
*retching*
October 12, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word absinthe
Skipvia!! Blahahahahaha!!! I just saw your comment!!! I am ROLLING!!!
Makes the hart go flounder!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaha hahaha!!!
October 12, 2007
skipvia commented on the word absinthe
If the first two courses didn't induce suicidal tendencies, perhaps the absinthe would. It would be a mercy killing.
October 12, 2007
arby commented on the word absinthe
I think these puns are going to kill me first!
October 12, 2007
yarb commented on the word absinthe
I'll always remember your hart going flounder, skipvia. Splendid!
November 8, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word absinthe
For our posterity: see also absinthetinence.
November 8, 2007
brtom commented on the word absinthe
"Absinthe, the greeneyed monster." Joyce, Ulysses, 15
January 1, 2008
misterpolly commented on the word absinthe
Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder.
January 11, 2008
sionnach commented on the word absinthe
If you can have a meatloaf sundae, why not a casu marzu sundae? With a little absinthe, now legally available in the U.S. (in California, anyway).
January 11, 2008
ofravens commented on the word absinthe
waiting for the night,
with absinthe eye
cocked on the lone, late,
passer-by.
from "Prospect," Sylvia Plath
April 14, 2008
elgiad007 commented on the word absinthe
Absinthe makes the heart go yonder.
November 7, 2008
sionnach commented on the word absinthe
Absinthe
January 17, 2009