Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A liqueur flavored with anise.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cordial or liqueur prepared from the seed of the anise. Sometimes called
aniseed .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
French alcoholic liqueur flavored withanise
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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It is National Anisette Day – anisette is anise liqueur and, while I’ve never had it, I’d probably like it, considering my obsession with black jelly beans.
Old School Thursday: Not So Food-Related Edition Kit Pollard 2009
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It is National Anisette Day – anisette is anise liqueur and, while I’ve never had it, I’d probably like it, considering my obsession with black jelly beans.
Archive 2009-07-01 Kit Pollard 2009
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But the move has raised hackles among some secularists in a country whose modern founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, was a renowned drinker of raki , the national anisette spirit.
Alcohol Hits Nerve In Turkey Marc Champion 2011
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In the mountains of Lebanon, where people still make their own wine and arak, kibbeh nayeh is washed down with a shot of the fiery anisette liqueur.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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While drinking anisette with Ernest Hemingway: Papa, why did you do it?
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She was rolling the last batch of anisette cookies.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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In the mountains of Lebanon, where people still make their own wine and arak, kibbeh nayeh is washed down with a shot of the fiery anisette liqueur.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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My mother picked up the wine and loaf of anisette dough she had left in order to come get me.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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The purchase brings Diageo local Turkish brands of vodka and gin, as well as Turkey's leading brand of raki, a national anisette spirit sometimes referred to as lion's milk.
Diageo Takes Gamble on Turkey With Mey Purchase Paul Sonne 2011
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Bill left the room and my mother and I continued to roll the last of the anisette cookies.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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