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Traditional English :: mince
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mince - 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. mince matters (usu. with neg.) use polite expressions etc. mince pie a usu. small round pie containing mincemeat. mincer n. mincingly adv. (in sense 3 of v.). [ME f. OF mincier ult. f. L (as MINUTIA)] |
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Related Words
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beef
vie
recipe
meat
pie
tatties
jimmy
belle
et
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Most Often Usage
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beef mince
mince a vie
beef mince recipe
meat mince recipe
mince meat pie recipe
mince meat pie
mince tatties
mince recipe
mince pie
mince meat
jimmy mince
belle et mince
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