Absinthe

Definitions

1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
   countable, uncountable
2. Bitterness; sorrow.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
3. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
   countable, uncountable
4. A moderate yellow green.
   countable, uncountable
5. A moderate yellow green. absinthe green:
   countable, uncountable
6. absinthe green
   countable, uncountable
7. Sagebrush.
   US, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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