Mince
31mince — {{11}}mince (n.) minced meat, 1850; see MINCEMEAT (Cf. mincemeat). {{12}}mince (v.) late 14c., to chop in little pieces, from O.Fr. mincier make into small pieces, from V.L. *minutiare make small, from L.L. minutiæ small bits, from L. minutus… …
32mince — interj. Étonnement, surprise : Ah ! mince, alors, j ai paumé ma valoche. / Suivi d un complément, admiration ou déception : Mince de rigolade ! …
33mince — 1 verb 1 (T) to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces, usually in a machine: minced lamb 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to walk in an unnatural way, taking short steps and moving your hips (+ across/down/along etc): She minced… …
34mince — verb 1) mince the meat and onions Syn: grind, chop up, cut up, dice, hash, chop fine 2) she minced out of the room Syn: walk affectedly; informal sashay, flounce, strut • …
35mince — [mɪns] verb [T] I to cut meat into very small pieces using a machine • not mince (your) words informal to say exactly what you think and not care about other people s reactions[/ex] II noun [U] British mince [mɪns] meat that has been cut into… …
36mince — minça, mince, minço adj. mince fr. ; léger, ère. De lesca de cambajon fòrça minças : des tranches de jambon très minces. voir tèune …
37mince — v. & n. v. 1 tr. cut up or grind (esp. meat) into very small pieces. 2 tr. (usu. with neg.) restrain (one s words etc.) within the bounds of politeness. 3 intr. (usu. as mincing adj.) speak or walk with an affected delicacy. n. esp. Brit. minced… …
38mince — Synonyms and related words: allow for, amble, aspic, atomize, barbecue, barge, boiled meat, bouilli, bowl along, break into pieces, break to pieces, break up, bridle, bundle, civet, clump, color, crash, croak, crunch, crush, cut to pieces,… …
39mince — [14] Etymologically, to mince something is to make it extremely ‘small’. The word comes via Old French mincier from Vulgar Latin mind 334 *minūtiāre, a derivative of Latin minūtia ‘small thing’. This in turn was based on minūtus ‘small’, source… …
40mince — verb 1》 [often as adjective minced] cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. 2》 walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips. noun chiefly Brit. minced meat. Phrases mince words (or one s words) [usu. with negative]… …
