mustard
/ˈmʌstəɹd/ nom B1En français : moutarde
- A plant of certain species of the genus Brassica, or of related genera (especially Sinapis alba, in the family Brassicaceae, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods).
- Powder or paste made from seeds of the mustard plant, and used as a condiment or a spice. · When the waitress brought the food, I asked whether she had any Dijon mustard.· He loved having mustard and toast for breakfast.
- The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad. · Mustard and cress sandwiches.
- Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard.
- One of a family of vesicants containing one or more 2-chloroethyl (C₂H₄Cl) groups, commonly used in chemical warfare and cancer chemotherapy.
- The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.
- Energy, power (when throwing a baseball).
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Dans la bibliothèque
“Very true,” said the Duchess: “flamingoes and mustard both bite.
“Only mustard isn’t a bird,” Alice remarked.
“Of course it is,” said the Duchess, who seemed ready to agree to everything that Alice said; “there’s a large mustard-mine near here.
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