absinthe
IPA: ˈæbsɪnθ
noun
- The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
- (figurative) Bitterness; sorrow.
- A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
- (color) A moderate yellow green.
- (US) Sagebrush.
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Examples of "absinthe" in Sentences
- And, no, absinthe, isn't bad for you.
- It is an homage to the cordial absinthe.
- Afterall, this is absinthe in pop culture.
- The precise origin of absinthe is unclear.
- Absinthe is a distilled alcoholic beverage.
- Absinthe is mostly harmless without Thujone in it.
- Thujone is not a requirement for something be be absinthe.
- A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world.
- La Fee Verte A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything ...
- The flaming sugar cube is then dropped into the glass igniting the absinthe.
- Maybe, but probably not because of any psychotropic chemical contained in the wormwood from which absinthe is distilled.
- Pirates' Alley serves a drink they call absinthe, which is actually Pernod with the sugar cube/spoon/flame modern Czech ritual.
- The woman explained that the plant, which she called absinthe, was seldom used except in that drink, reserved only for Mother Festivals.
- 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.
- 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.