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mince


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mince  \Mince\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  walk  with  short  steps;  to  walk  in  a  prim,  affected 
  manner. 
 
  The  daughters  of  Zion  are  haughty,  and  walk  with 
  stretched  forth  necks  and  wanton  eyes,  .  .  .  mincing 
  as  they  go  --Is.  iii.  16. 
 
  I  'll  .  .  .  turn  two  mincing  steps  Into  a  manly 
  stride.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  act  or  talk  with  affected  nicety;  to  affect  delicacy  in 
  manner. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mince  \Mince\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Minced};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Minging}.]  [AS.  minsian  to  grow  less  dwindle,  fr  min 
  small  akin  to  G.  minder  less  Goth.  minniza  less  mins  less 
  adv.,  L.  minor,  adj  (cf.  {Minor});  or  more  likely  fr  F. 
  mincer  to  mince,  prob.  from  (assumed)  LL  minutiare.  ????. 
  See  {Minish}.] 
  1.  To  cut  into  very  small  pieces;  to  chop  fine;  to  hash;  as 
  to  mince  meat.  --Bacon. 
 
  2.  To  suppress  or  weaken  the  force  of  to  extenuate;  to 
  palliate;  to  tell  by  degrees,  instead  of  directly  and 
  frankly;  to  clip,  as  words  or  expressions;  to  utter  half 
  and  keep  back  half  of 
 
  I  know  no  ways  to  mince  it  in  love,  but  directly  to 
  say  --  ``I  love  you.''  --Shak. 
 
  Siren,  now  mince  the  sin,  And  mollify  damnation  with 
  a  phrase.  --Dryden. 
 
  If  to  mince  his  meaning,  I  had  either  omitted  some 
  part  of  what  he  said  or  taken  from  the  strength  of 
  his  expression,  I  certainly  had  wronged  him 
  --Dryden. 
 
  3.  To  affect;  to  make  a  parade  of  [R.]  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mince  \Mince\,  n. 
  A  short,  precise  step;  an  affected  manner. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mince 
  n  :  food  chopped  into  small  bits:  "a  mince  of  mushrooms" 
  v  1:  make  less  severe  or  harsh;  "He  moderated  his  tone  when  the 
  students  burst  out  in  tears"  [syn:  {soften},  {moderate}] 
  2:  walk  daintily 
  3:  cut  into  small  pieces;  "mince  the  garlic" 




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