(n.) The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush.
Example Sentences:
(1) The future James I resorted to them on several occasions in Scotland: in 1600, for instance, he had two alleged assassins pickled in whisky, vinegar and allspice, put on trial, and then mutilated.
(2) Nawal Nasrallah via GuardianWitness Serves 4 225g minced lean meat 1 small onion, grated 3 tbsp flour 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley ¾ tsp salt ½ tsp ground black pepper ½ tsp coriander seeds, crushed ¼ tsp allspice ¼ tsp ground ginger ¼ tsp curry powder ¼ tsp chilli powder For the sauce 340g potatoes, diced 2 tbsp oil 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped ½ tsp turmeric 115g walnuts, toasted ground in a food processor until oily 715ml water 60ml pomegranate molasses (available at Middle-Eastern stores) 1 tsp salt ½ tsp crushed cardamom ¼ tsp ground black pepper ½ tsp chilli powder 1 Fry the diced potatoes in a little oil until golden brown.
(3) 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.
(4) Serves 4 For the stuffing 150g white short-grain rice 300g firm red tomatoes, diced into 5mm cubes ½ bunch spring onions, about 50g, trimmed and thinly sliced ½ bunch flat parsley, about 100g, washed, dried, most of the stalks cut off, chopped ¼ bunch mint, about 50g, leaves only, chopped 2 tbsp sumac ¼ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground allspice ¼ tsp finely ground black pepper A pinch of salt Juice of 1 large lemon, or to taste 150ml extra virgin olive oil For the swiss chard 1kg swiss chard 1 large ripe tomato, sliced Salt 1 To make the stuffing, first rinse the rice under cold water.
(5) Add the garlic, caraway, allspice and peppercorns, and sauté for five more minutes, until everything is nice and soft.
(6) The recipe for the latter – fragrant with cumin, allspice and fresh coriander – can be found in his book Roast Chicken and Other Stories .
(7) There are Mitt's meat loaf cakes, which he devours "every birthday", according to his wife (5lbs of minced beef, one egg, a chopped onion, some breadcrumbs and some lemon juice, topped with a sauce made from half a cup of ketchup mixed with half a cup of brown sugar, a teaspoon of dry mustard and a quarter teaspoon of allspice).
(8) Second, subjects (N = 38) rated the pleasantness of broths with 0.5, 0.8, 1.1, 1.4, and 1.7% NaCl under three sets of conditions: unflavored, flavored with allspice, majoram, onion and monosodium glutamate, and flavored with glutamate only.
(9) 100ml olive oil 1 large onion, peeled and cut into 1.5cm slices 1 red pepper, halved, deseeded and cut into 0.5cm slices Salt 2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced thin 2 tsp caraway seeds ¾ tsp ground allspice 10 black peppercorns, gently crushed 1kg cuttlefish, cleaned, skinned and cut into 1.5cm strips (you'll end up with around 450g) 1½ tbsp tomato paste 200ml red wine 3 bay leaves 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, chopped Zest of ½ orange, grated (optional) Put the oil in a large sauté pan for which you have a lid, and heat on a medium-high flame.
(10) Transfer the roast veg to a large bowl, picking off and discarding the allspice berries.
Auspice
Definition:
(a.) A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an indication as to the future.
(a.) Protection; patronage and care; guidance.
Example Sentences:
(1) Under the auspices of the US-USSR agreement for cooperative research in environmental health, Soviet methods for setting and enforcing standards for environmental pollutants were observed.
(2) A questionnaire was prepared under the auspices of the Department of Health with the aim of defining the extent and nature of immunocytochemistry use within pathology departments.
(3) 'If you meet, you drink …' Thus introduced to intoxicating liquors under auspices both secular and sacred, the offering of alms for oblivion I took to be the custom of the country in which I had been born.
(4) Project-initiated, low-cost mammography in one town and the unanticipated provision of free mammography services in another town under nonproject auspices permitted a comparison to be made between these towns and towns where mammography screening was provided at the prevailing fees to determine the impact that cost has on physicians' referral of women patients for mammography.
(5) Under the auspices of the Welsh Standing Specialist Advisory Working Group in Microbiology (WMG) 10 clinical microbiology laboratories in Wales undertook a collaborative study to assess 10 commercial kits for the identification of aerobic Gram negative bacilli.
(6) In order to examine the levels of serum selenium in Europe, a collaborative study was conducted under the auspices of "The Working Group on Diet and Cancer" under "The European Organisation for Cooperation in Cancer Prevention Studies".
(7) The study was carried out between 1982 and 1986 under the auspices of the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe.
(8) In a press conference yesterday Ponomarev insisted that the European military observers working under the auspices of Germany's foreign ministry were engaged in espionage.
(9) He told the court in an affidavit that the withdrawal of care by the department, which has rated him 100% permanently disabled and thus eligible for all medical treatment under its auspices, has meant he now has to travel 130 miles from his home to see a doctor for pain relief.
(10) In Somalia, efforts are under way under the auspices of the UN to draw up a constituent assembly, an independent electoral commission, a new federal structure and a smaller parliament with greater representation for women.
(11) This has been the rationale for the present efforts by investigators to form a standardized environmental inventory questionnaire, under the auspices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Gas Research Institute (GRI), and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
(12) This was a time when the publication of an anthology launched under the council's auspices was hardly calculated to produce favour- able reviews, however illustrious the editor.
(13) Ignoring the primacy of clinical commissioning groups, it imposed urgent care boards across the country, under the auspices of its local area teams, charged with rapidly producing plans to sort out A&E.
(14) Ostensibly, Ukip’s binding principle was a belief in Britain’s exit from the European Union, a process that has now begun under Tory auspices.
(15) The formation of a Registry for severe hereditary AAT deficiency in the United States, under the auspices of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the NIH, is also described.
(16) The totally implantable Novacor LVAS is being tested under NIH auspices to demonstrate safety and efficacy before clinical trials.
(17) This workshop, organized under the auspices of the EC Concerted Action Programme on DNA Repair and Cancer, was held at the CRC Gray Laboratory, Northwood, Middlesex, UK, 23-25 October 1991.
(18) To bring together an update on research in this area, a workshop was held in March at the National Institutes of Health, sponsored by the advisory Breast Cancer Working Group and the Breast Cancer Program of the National Cancer Institutes (Dr. Elizabeth Anderson, Program Director) through the auspices of the Organ Systems Coordinating Center (at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Dr. Clement Ip, Scientific Administrator).
(19) The act was the result of a private member’s bill introduced by the late Malcolm Wicks MP, and leaves an appropriate legacy on the statute books from a man who, prior to entering parliament in 1992, had a long career in research, particularly around family care, under the auspices of the Family Policy Studies Centre.
(20) This article describes the development and operation of a statewide, publicly funded anti-tobacco use campaign currently undertaken by the California Department of Health Services under the auspices of the state's Tobacco Tax and Health Promotion Act of 1988 (Proposition 99), which increased excise taxes on cigarettes by 25 cents per pack sold in the state.