aniseed
/an-uh-seed, an-is-seed/US // ˈæn əˌsid, ˈæn ɪsˌsid //UK // (ˈænɪˌsiːd) //
大茴香,茴香籽,茴香,茴香酒
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
Examples
What emerges is then macerated with aniseeds for 24 hours before being distilled a third time.
Vile aniseed brandy—liquid fire—was sold cheap, and many a man who began the day cool and sober ended it as a raving madman.
Aniseed is principally used to flavour liqueurs, sweetmeats, and confectionery.
Let her eat aniseed biscuits instead of bread, and roast meat instead of boiled.
The cavalcades were incessant and indefatigable in directing showers of almonds, caramels, and aniseed at the windows.
In his pocket was a quart bottle, and his clothes reeked with the scent of wild aniseed.
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