peppermints in English
noun
1
the aromatic leaves of a plant of the mint family, or an essential oil obtained from them, used as a flavoring in food.
Moroccan mint tea is a brisk blend of gunpowder green tea and peppermint leaves, while Earl Grey, a famous British tea, is made up of black tea leaves flavored with bergamot orange oil.
2
the cultivated Old World plant that yields peppermint leaves or oil.
Aroma advocates claim that rosemary, peppermint , basil and jasmine scents, alone or in combination, may improve your mental alertness.
3
any of a number of trees or shrubs with peppermint-scented foliage, in particular.
Then mixed species appear of soft intoxicating peppermints , blackwoods, sassafras and blue gum.
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1. Hit-and-run tragedy To help the Coldstream Guards some friends of the regiment are sending 1,000 each of shirts, socks, tins of Boracic ointment, and packets of peppermints.
2. Beyond sat a pair of humble lovers, Artlessly holding each other by the hand, a somber spinster eating peppermints out of a paper bag, and an old gentleman taking his preparatory nap behind a yellow bandanna