mince meat

  • 31mince — {{11}}mince (n.) minced meat, 1850; see MINCEMEAT (Cf. mincemeat). {{12}}mince (v.) late 14c., to chop in little pieces, from O.Fr. mincier make into small pieces, from V.L. *minutiare make small, from L.L. minutiæ small bits, from L. minutus… …

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  • 32mince — verb 1) mince the meat and onions Syn: grind, chop up, cut up, dice, hash, chop fine 2) she minced out of the room Syn: walk affectedly; informal sashay, flounce, strut • …

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  • 33Mince — ground beef or meat, finely chopped meat used for making rissoles …

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  • 34meat-pie — n. 1. Mince pie. 2. Pasty, meat pudding …

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  • 35mince — mɪns n. something that is finely chopped (especially food) mincemeat, ground meat (British) v. grind, finely chop, make mincemeat; speak with restraint or hesitancy; speak or behave with exaggerated courtesy, walk daintily …

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  • 36mince-pie — baked pie made from chopped meat and spices …

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  • 37mince-pie — n. Meat pie …

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  • 38mince — [c]/mɪns / (say mins) verb (minced, mincing) –verb (t) 1. to cut or chop into very small pieces. 2. to subdivide minutely, as land, a subject, etc. 3. to soften or moderate (one s words, etc.) to a milder form. 4. to speak of (matters) in polite… …

  • 39minced-meat — a. See mince meat …

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  • 40Beef mince — Ground beef Beef mince, ground beef or hamburger meat (in North America), or minced meat (elsewhere) is a minced meat food, made of beef finely chopped by a mincer. It is used in many recipes including hamburgers and cottage pie. In some parts of …

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