absynthe

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A form of absinthe — The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounabsynthe (countable and uncountable, plural absynthes)

plural absynthes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of absinthe.

    At a quarter to twelve o'clock fetch me a sandwich and a glass of absynthe, and meanwhile, don't disturb me.

    1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “Mr. Paul Dangerfield Has Something on His Mind, and Captain Devereux Receives a Message”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume III, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, pages 180–181
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