(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.
Unripe
Definition:
(a.) Not ripe; as, unripe fruit.
(a.) Developing too early; premature.
Example Sentences:
(1) The study aimed at examining the effectiveness of labor induction in term pregnant nulliparas with the premature rupture of the membranes (PRM) and unriped cervix (Bishop less than 6).
(2) The cel1 mRNA was present at a low level in unripe fruit and increased 37-fold during ripening.
(3) The home remedies tried by mothers were, isabgol husk with curd (30.55%), ghee with tea (28.70%) water boiled with mint leaves (25.92%), local ghutti (22.22%) and unripe mango juice (16.66%).
(4) Statistically significant differences in the partial collectives A, B, and C were seen only by unripe cervix (A = 60.0%, B = 71.4%, C = 30.0%).
(5) We have evaluated the carcinogenicity of different preparations of areca nut: ripe-unprocessed-sundried nut (R-UP-SD), ripe-processed-sundried nut (R-P-SD), unripe-processed-sundried nut (UR-P-SD), ripe-unprocessed-sundried-water-soaked nut (R-UP-SD-WS) and ripe-unprocessed-undried-water-soaked nut (R-UP-UD-WS) in mice following diet-feeding or oral feeding for 12 months.
(6) Thirty term pregnant women with one previous cesarean section and with unripe cervices were given 0.5 mg prostaglandin E2 in gel strictly intracervically for cervical ripening and labor induction.
(7) Laminara tents are effective in increasing the apparent inducibility of the unripe cervix at or near term and appear safe and useful in selected patients.
(8) The results indicate that unripe fruits of papaya interrupt estrous cycle and induce abortions.
(9) The ability of prostaglandin E2 to prepare the unripe cervix before an indicated labor induction is controversial.
(10) We have studied the influence of endocervical application of 0.4 mg prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in gel on the clinical outcome of pregnancies of at least 36 weeks' duration complicated with premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) and unripe cervix, (modified Bishop score of 7 or less).
(11) This study demonstrates that a continuous low-dose protocol for oxytocin induction of labor is effective in establishing active labor and achieving vaginal delivery in women with both ripe and unripe cervices.
(12) A sterile gel containing prostaglandin (PG) E2 (2 mg PGE2 10 ml gel) was instilled vaginally in 65 primigravidas with unripe cervixes to accelerate ripening before planned surgical induction of labor.
(13) We have investigated the regulation of gene expression by the plant hormone ethylene by cloning mRNAs that accumulate in unripe tomato fruit (Lycopersicon esculentum) exposed to exogenous ethylene.
(14) Ninety-one pregnant women with an unripe cervix participated in the study.
(15) To suppress uterine contractions during cervical ripening induced by prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) gel, beta-mimetic drugs were given orally 30 minutes before PGE2 application to 17 patients with unripe cervix.
(16) A randomized study to evaluate the effect of natural estrogens on the unripe uterine term cervix was conducted.
(17) In the PGE2 group the intensity of delivery was significantly greater than in the oxytocin group, among both primiparas and multiparas and among the patients with ripe and unripe cervix.
(18) AS-2 was complementary to the 3' end of the first intron and the 5' end of the second exon of c-Ha-ras unripe RNA enclosed in the nucleus.
(19) 140 C degrees) was isolated from unripe fruits of Poncircus trifoliata L. which from spectroscopic evidences was formulated as 7-(2,3-epoxy-3-methyl butyloxy)-8-(2,3-epoxy-3-methyl butyl) coumarin.
(20) Both P and E2 induced a significant decrease of 3H-proline incorporation in preovulatory follicles, whereas similar effects in unripe follicles were statistically significant only for P. The steroid effects were not influenced when blockers of PG synthesis were added concomitantly.