'Mint julep' definitions:
Definition of 'mint julep'
(from WordNet)
noun
Bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice [syn: julep, mint julep]
Definition of 'Mint julep'
From: GCIDE
- Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi`nqa, mi`nqh.] (Bot.) The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See Mentha. [1913 Webster]
- Note:
- Corn mint is Mentha arvensis.
- Horsemint is Mentha sylvestris, and in the United States Monarda punctata, which differs from the true mints in several respects.
- Mountain mint is any species of the related genus Pycnanthemum, common in North America.
- Peppermint is Mentha piperita.
- Spearmint is Mentha viridis.
- Water mint is Mentha aquatica. [1913 Webster]
- Mint camphor. (Chem.) See Menthol.
- Mint julep. See Julep.
- Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'mint julep'
From: GCIDE
- Julep \Ju"lep\ (j[=u]"l[e^]p), n. [F., fr. Sp. julepe, fr. Ar. & Per. jul[=a]b, jull[=a]b, fr. Per. gul[=a]b rose water and julep; gul rose + [=a]b water.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs; especially (Med.), a sweet, demulcent, acidulous, or mucilaginous mixture, used as a vehicle. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Honey in woods, juleps in brooks. --H. Vaughan. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An alcoholic beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some other spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and sprigs of mint; -- called also mint julep. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]