English
Pronunciation
IPA: /mɪns/
SAMPA: /mIns/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪns|-ɪns
Noun
en-noun|minces|-
- uncountable Finely chopped meat.
- uncountable Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies.
- countable A short, precise step.
- countable An affected manner.
Translations
trans-top|finely chopped meat
Finnish: jauheliha
French: hachis
trans-mid
Italian: macinata f
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trans-top|short precise step
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|affected manner
trans-mid
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Verb
en-verb|minc|ing
- transitive To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.
- transitive To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of.
#:I know no ways to mince it in love, but directly to say — "I love you." — w:Shakespeare|Shakespeare
- transitive To affect; to make a parade of.
- intransitive To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
#:The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, mincing as they go. --Is. III. 16.
#:I'll turn two mincing steps into a manly stride. — w:Shakespeare|Shakespeare
- intransitive To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
Usage notes
Current usage in the senste of "weaken the force of" is limited to phrases of the form "..... mince words with ..." e.g. "I won't mince words with you"
Derived terms
mince words
Translations
trans-top|chop fine
Finnish: hakata hieno|hienoksi, hienontaa, jauhaa
trans-mid
Italian: tritare
Persian: FAchar|خرد کرد� (khord-kardan)
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See also
mincemeat, mince pie
References
R:1913
Czech
Noun
mince f
- coin
French
Pronunciation
IPA|/m��s/
Adjective
mince
- slim
Interjection
mince!
- drat, darn
- wow, blimey
Category:Foods
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