Sunday, July 25, 2010

Words that Food Expressed (6)


Mace:
(a) a spice made from dry outer husk of nutmeg
(b) chemical spray originally used in riot control (c) heavy metal weapon with a spiked head (d) to attack with mace spray (e) a ceremonial staff carried before or by certain officials as a symbol of office (f) (Billiards) a light stick with a flat head, formerly used at times instead of a cue (g) mace so's face – to do something drastic to someone  
Meat:
(a) flesh of animals (not fish) for eating
(b) valuable matter, ideas, etc. 
Milk:
(a) white liquid produced by animal or human females to feed their young
(b) white liquid produced by certain plants (c) take milk from (a cow, etc.) (d) get money, knowledge of secret, etc. from (someone or something) by clever or dishonest means (e) get poison from (a snake)
Mince-meat:
(a) mixture of dried fruit used as a filling for pastry
(b) make mince-meat of – defeat or destroy (a person, belief, etc.) completely
Mint:
(a) plant with leaves that smell fresh, used in food
(b) place where coins are made (c) make (a coin) (d) (of a coin, stamp, etc.) unused and in perfect condition (e) make a mint – earn a lot of money
Mousse:
(a) sweet dish made from cream and eggs
(b) foam used in hair to hold a style
Mushroom:
(a) type of fungus that is often eaten
(b) grow and develop fast (c) a mushroom cloud – a large cloud of dust which rises into the sky after a nuclear explosion
Mutton:
(a) meat from a sheep
(b) mutton dressed as lamb – trying to look younger than really is

Nut:
(a) fruit with a hard shell and a softer dry seed inside which is eaten
(b) small piece of metal with a hole through it for screwing into a bolt (c) crazy person (d) a hard / tough nut to crack – a difficult question, person, etc., to deal with

Offal:
(a) inside organs of an animal used as food
(b) refuse; rubbish; garbage
Olive:
(a) small fruit of the olive tree, grown in Mediterranean countries and eaten raw or made into olive oil for cooking
(b) dull pale green colour

Posted by Jade Dame
[To be continued]

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