peppermint

peppermint [pep-er-mint, -muh nt] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. an herb, Mentha piperita, of the mint family, cultivated for its aromatic, pungent oil.
2. Also called peppermint oil. this oil, or a preparation made from it.
3. a lozenge or confection flavored with peppermint.

Origin of peppermint First recorded in 1690–1700; pepper + mint1 Examples from the Web for peppermint Contemporary Examples of peppermint

Peppermint party, chocolate, cinnamon: e-cigarettes are beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Teens Are Huge Buyers of Flavored E-Cigs, Studies Show

Abby Haglage

June 16, 2014

Historical Examples of peppermint

Seemed as if I could smell the peppermint I brought in for him to pick over.

Tiverton Tales

Alice Brown

There was no stock on hand now but two peppermint sticks and some tire tape.

Pee-wee Harris

Percy Keese Fitzhugh

Then add sixty drops of oil of peppermint; beat it well, drop it on white paper, and dry it at a distance from the fire.

The Cook and Housekeeper’s Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,

Mary Eaton

Here’s a sweetie for ye; it’s a peppermint lozenge, an’ it’s a graun’ help.

St. Cuthbert’s

Robert E. Knowles

A few drops (say four) of essence of peppermint on a lump of sugar.

A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes

Charles Elm Francatelli

British Dictionary definitions for peppermint peppermint noun

1. a temperate mint plant, Mentha piperita, with purple or white flowers: cultivated for its downy leaves, which yield a pungent oil
2. the oil from this plant, which is used as a flavouring
3. a sweet flavoured with peppermint

Word Origin and History for peppermint n.

1690s, from pepper (n.) + mint (n.1). As a type of candy drop by 1829.