(n.) A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol.
Example Sentences:
(1) Absinthe was distilled from an alcoholic steep of herbs.
(2) Hallucinations induced by absinthe, the popular liqueur of the period, may explain particular canvases but not the majority of 'high yellow' paintings.
(3) Through an absinthe haze, he insists that he is not part of the massacre, not party to the hate.
(4) There are also implications for the illness of Vincent van Gogh and the once popular, but now banned liqueur, called absinthe.
(5) James Joyce liked whiskey and Oscar Wilde quaffed absinthe, neither of which I would serve to myself in the bath unless I were reading Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar (and we all know how that ends).
(6) But the artist admitted to episodes of heavy drinking that were amply confirmed by colleagues and there is good evidence to indicate that addiction to absinthe exacerbated his illness.
(7) And we'll live on ice cream and blueberry truffles and pancakes dripping with molasses, washed down with tequila slammers and absinthe.
(8) (Midlake band members also own the Paschall speakeasy on the square and sometimes wield spoons and sugarcubes themselves for the absinthe preparation.)
(9) Just as the British Romantic artist and poet William Blake saw spirits and portrayed them, the late 19th-century symbolist Munch, abetted by loneliness, absinthe, magical experiments and by the spiritualist Christianity of his childhood, could slip into hallucinations.
(10) And all forms of alcohol, including absinthe, and vodka bongs.
(11) Camphor, alpha-pinene (the major component of turpentine), and thujone (a constituent in the liqueur called absinthe) produced an increase in porphyrin production in primary cultures of chick embryo liver cells.
(12) Yet upstairs at Andy’s is Paschall , a speakeasy whose absinthe glasses, antiques and bookcases are more Left Bank than Texas.
(13) His first painting submitted to the Paris Salon – and rejected – was of an absinthe drinker."
(14) If anything, Ronson's brand of creative collaboration recalls the absinthe-soaked salons of 1920s Paris – a cultural meeting point where artists can come and share ideas, "but," says Ronson in his dry mid-Atlantic drawl, "with less alcoholism".
(15) Modigliani's Reclining Nude fetches second-highest ever art auction price Read more Amedeo Modigliani was high on hashish, wrecked by absinthe, and desperately poor when he painted this hymn to lust in 1917-18.
(16) You expect, at a party hosted by the Erotic Review at which there is nothing to drink but absinthe, to end up redefining, with disturbing new nuances, the words 'guilt' and 'hangover'.
(17) Eight weeks later, on 23 December, the partnership came to a violent end when the pair quarrelled violently over, it is believed, Van Gogh spending the meagre household budget on prostitutes, and his refusal to stop drinking absinthe.
(18) The new streets came with trees and broad pavements along which café terraces sprang up, soon to be filled with artists and artisans enjoying “absinthe hour”.
(19) Bowl food is considered crass, though very much encouraged if you have an absinthe bar, or sooner or later all dignity will be gone.
(20) As well as 100 classic cocktails, listed alphabetically from an absinthe frappe to a zombie (all for under $14), it serves craft punches by the bowl for parties of four to six and small plates to soak up the alcohol.
Anise
Definition:
(n.) An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.
(n.) The fruit or seeds of this plant.
Example Sentences:
(1) He also worked with gov-ernment and policing org- anisations, and in the social, educational and health services, as well as for the Church of England and the US army.
(2) Dee’s Norwegian crispbreads and brunost sat happily beside Anita’s star anise and ghee.
(3) They also demethylate p- and m-anisate and 3,4-dimethoxycinnamate, but to a lower degree.
(4) The Gastronomy of Italy by Anna del Conte (Pavilion) Crispy apple dumplings with walnut butter and anise cream Braeburn and granny smith apples bring flavour and texture.
(5) These results suggest that the botanically related spices, coriander, anise and dill, contain common IgE-binding structures.
(6) The reaction of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator with the inverse substrate 4-amidino-2-nitrophenyl 4'-anisate results in the rapid release of the chromogen 4-amidino-2-nitrophenol and the accumulation of the relatively stable 4-anisoyl-enzyme.
(7) Analysis of their contents by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) revealed that the underground part of N. forbesii contained large amounts of p-hydroxphenethyl anisate (0.7%), bergaptol glucoside (0.2%), nodakenin (2%) and 6'-O-trans-feruloylnodakenin (0.7%) and a lesser amount of notopterol (0.08%), while that of N. incisum contained a large amount of notopterol (1.2%) and less amounts of the others.
(8) A comparison of the results of tests with balsams and other essential oils showed that star anise oil does not give cross-reactions and pseudo cross-sensitivity.
(9) Growth of cells in the presence of 2mM m-anisic acid, a non-inhibitory analog of 3-MB, had no effect on intrachromosomal recombination rates.
(10) Cross-reactivity amongst the Apiaceae is the cause of the many positive results obtained with carrot, parsely, anise, fennel and caraway, the carrot allergy being of clinical importance in 50% of cases, including one with a history of anaphylactic shock after ingestion of raw carrots.
(11) Makes 8 big or 16 small dumplings For the wrappers 225g strong white flour 1 tbsp olive oil 1 egg 1 small egg yolk A pinch of salt 1 vanilla pod (seeds only) For the filling 75g demerara sugar 2 braeburn apples, peeled, quartered, thinly sliced 25g unsalted butter A dash of Calvados, apple juice or brandy 2 granny smith apples, peeled, quartered and diced ½ cinnamon stick 100ml apple juice 100g cinnamon sugar (100g caster sugar, 1 tsp ground cinnamon) For the walnuts 50g unsalted butter 200g walnuts, shelled and halved 20g caster sugar For the anise cream 300ml double cream , whipped to soft peaks 50g icing sugar A splash of Pernod, to taste 1 Mix the wrapper ingredients with enough cold water to bring to a dough, knead on a floured surface for 5-10 minutes, until smooth, then wrap in clingfilm and chill for an hour.
(12) Indeed, I have made my own - ham, emmenthal and a special star anise whole grain mustard.
(13) In Holland, for example, it was customary to give dragees of anise seed to new mothers to stimulate milk production.
(14) Serves 8-10 For the pastry 250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 25g ground almonds ¾ tsp ground allspice Grated zest of 1 orange 150g cold butter, diced 100g icing sugar A pinch of salt 1 free-range egg, plus 1 egg yolk For the filling 275ml double cream 4 star anise, powdered, or 3 tsp ground anise Finely grated zest of 1 orange 275g 70% dark chocolate, broken into small pieces 6 free-range egg yolks 1 Blitz the in a food processor to crumbs.
(15) 4 Place the cream, anise, orange zest and chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water and heat gently, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate has melted.
(16) Cross-acclimation and growth experiments with E. limosum showed a rate of metabolism that was an order of magnitude slower and showed no growth with either 4-methoxysalicylic acid (2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid) or 4-anisic acid (4-methoxybenzoic acid) when adapted to 3-anisic acid.
(17) Black beans makes 600g cooked black beans cooking time 2-3 hours 250g dried black beans 4 cloves garlic, bashed with a rolling pin a few sprigs of thyme a few bay leaves fresh epazote or quarter of a tsp anise seeds (optional) 1 onion, cut into quarters 1 tbsp sea salt Rinse the beans well in cold water and drain, picking out any loose pebbles.
(18) Betty Bee via GuardianWitness Serves 6 to 8 For the stock 3 carrots 2 leeks ½ fennel bulb 2 celery sticks 2 shallots 2 cinnamon sticks 1 star anise 1 tbsp cumin seeds 10 peppercorns 5 coriander seeds 300ml dry white wine For the lamb 1 head of garlic 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1 leg of lamb – about 2.5kg 500g tomatoes, quartered 200g flour 150ml water 1 The day before prepare the stock.
(19) The antimicrobial action of 11 compounds involving guaiacyl- and syringyl-like structures (low-molecular-weight part of lignin), gallic acid and its derivatives, cinnamic acid and its derivatives, veratric acid, anisic acid and crotonic acid (a total of 25 compounds) against bacteria, yeast-like organisms and protozoa was examined.
(20) When the odor was anise, treated pups spent less time near the conditioned stimulus than did controls, but there were no 6-OHDA effects when the stimulus was a lemon odor (Experiment I).