[mint] 
| 1. | any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family. |
| 2. | a soft or hard confection, often shaped like a wafer, that is usually flavored with peppermint and often served after lunch or dinner. |
| 3. | any of various flavored hard candies packaged as a roll of small round wafers. |
| 4. | made or flavored with mint: mint tea. |
[mint] | 1. | a place where coins, paper currency, special medals, etc., are produced under government authority. |
| 2. | a place where something is produced or manufactured |
| 3. | a vast amount, esp. of money: He made a mint in oil wells. |
| 4. | Philately. (of a stamp) being in its original, unused condition. |
| 5. | unused or appearing to be newly made and never used: a book in mint condition. |
| 6. | to make (coins, money, etc.) by stamping metal. |
| 7. | to turn (metal) into coins: to mint gold into sovereigns. |
| 8. | to make or fabricate; invent: to mint words. |
| mint 1 (mĭnt) n.
[Middle English, from Old English mynet, coin, from Latin monēta; see money.] mint'er n. |