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mint a place where money is coined, especially under state authority. Recorded from Old English (in form
mynet ‘coin’, and of West Germanic origin) the word is related to Dutch
munt and German
Münze, from Latin
moneta ‘money’.
The Mint was a name given to a place of privilege formerly existing near the King's or Queen's Bench Prison in Southwark abolished by statute in 1723; to
send someone to the Mint was to ruin them. The place took its name from a house which had been a ‘mint of coynage’ for Henry VIII, and so subject to royal privilege. Because it acted as a shelter for debtors it attracted a large number of poor and destitute people, and in mid-18th century poetry it was put on a similar level with Bedlam and Newgate.
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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MINT IN MAY\ THE JULEP HERB HAS MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES.(Living)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 4/30/2003; 700+ words
; ...it with a selection of mints -- spearmint, curly mint, chocolate mint -- and...By contrast, the citrus mints, lemon and orange mint, are relatively mild and...geranium cross. Other mints, such as curly mint, silver mint and pineapple...
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Mint condition mint condition.(Flavor/Gracious Living)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 8/9/2006; 700+ words
; ...of a bit of afternoon shade. And mint is beautiful in its variegated form; some mints have green leaves with white margins...mint, chocolate mint and pineapple mint, plus others. Like most mints, apple mint is a great container plant. It exudes...
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Mint.com Adds 1 Millionth User.
PR Newswire; 3/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...AUSTIN, Texas, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SXSW -- Mint.com (http://www.mint.com/), the nation's leading online personal...launch in September, 2007. This milestone marks Mint.com as the first personal finance software to serve...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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MINTS: A TRENDY FASHION ACCESSORY
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 10/4/1998; 700+ words
; ...little tin war in the mint market. Traditional mints such as Ragold Inc...this tin?" she says. Mints are too inexpensive to...Samples are a staple of mint marketing, and taste...new version, Powerful Mints, which are much stronger...
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Mint Names Atomic PR Agency of Record.
Business Wire; 10/19/2007; 700+ words
; Mint.com Wins Top Awards from TechCrunch40 and Finovate 2007 SAN...version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: MINT NAMES ATOMIC PR AGENCY OF RECORD Mint.com Wins Top Awards from TechCrunch40 and Finovate 2007 Atomic...
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Mint.com Exceeds 100,000 Registered Users.
PR Newswire; 1/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Mint.com (http://www.mint.com/), the fresh, free, easy and intelligent...registered at the site since its September 2007 launch. Mint.com is now organizing $6 billion in user transactions...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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MINT A PERENNIAL FAVORITE FOR FLAVOR BY CAROL J.G. WARD KNIGHT RIDDER.(FOOD)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/30/1999; 534 words
; Since ancient times, mint has been a symbol of hospitality. Romans...of Herbs and Spices'' by Gail Duff. Mint has been valued as a medicinal herb and...digestion and relieve hiccups and nausea. Hot mint tea can provide warmth as well as relief...
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Mint Money Management Finds Users More Ways to Save - Just in Time for the Holidays.
PR Newswire; 12/4/2007; 700+ words
; ...MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mint (http://www.mint.com/), the fresh, free, easy and intelligent...features," said Aaron Patzer, founder and CEO of Mint. "When people have a free, no-accounting-required...
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Indispensable mint
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 4/8/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...the fashionable tabbouleh. Mint chutneys are common in Indian cookery and all sorts of mint are available in the markets...Among the different hybrid mints, the Bowles variety probably...Bowles family.) It makes a good mint sauce but I tend to use it more...
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Mints: Paying the price of success; With hundreds of new items entering the mint market in recent years, could market saturation be far behind? (Special Report).
Magazine article from: Professional Candy Buyer; 11/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...introductions, the mint sector seems to be...quick flavor returns mints generate. According...confirm overall sales of mints have been sliding...tried many of the mint items introduced in...called American Flag Mint Twist, featuring...efforts." Atkinson's mints have been on the ...
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Mint, Federal
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...and later, the various mints were made public depositories. The Bureau of the Mint was created by Congress...changed to the United States Mint. Currently, the mint supervises the four remaining coinage mints in Denver, Philadelphia...
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Mint Condition
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Mint Condition R&B band For The Record… Selected discography Sources Mint Condition, known for ballads such as the...on the music scene in 1991 with Meant to Be Mint, progressively carving a niche for themselves...
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Breath Mint
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...lemon, and pineapple mint are familiar occupants of many gardens. Mints are perennials that spread...and grow quickly. The mint family is called Labiatae...Sugar Free Certs Mini-Mints, and this began the mini-mint fad that still has a strong...
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Mint Family
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...Most species in the mint family are annuals or...shrubs. Most species of mints have aromatic glands and...Salvia ) spp., horse-mints or bergamots ( Monarda...Lycopus ) spp., and true mints ( Mentha ) spp. A number...aromatic species in the mint family, sometimes as...
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mint
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
mint 1 / mint / • n. 1. an aromatic plant (genus Mentha ) native to temperate...M. spicata ) and peppermint ( M. × piperita ). Members of the mint family (Labiatae, or Lamiaceae), including such herbs as lavender...
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