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aniseed
[ an-uh-seed, an-is-seed ]
noun
- the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which anise oil, aniseed oil, oroil of anise is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cooking and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
aniseed
/ ˈænɪˌsiːd /
noun
- the liquorice-flavoured aromatic seeds of the anise plant, used medicinally for expelling intestinal gas and in cookery as a flavouring, esp in cakes and confections Also calledanise
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What emerges is then macerated with aniseeds for 24 hours before being distilled a third time.
From The Daily Beast
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.
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Aniseed is principally used to flavour liqueurs, sweetmeats, and confectionery.
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Let her eat aniseed biscuits instead of bread, and roast meat instead of boiled.
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The cavalcades were incessant and indefatigable in directing showers of almonds, caramels, and aniseed at the windows.
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In his pocket was a quart bottle, and his clothes reeked with the scent of wild aniseed.
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