mustard
mustard Lexical Profile
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• noun
A thick, pungent yellow or brown condiment made from the crushed seeds of certain plants, typically eaten with meat or used in sauces.
"She spread a generous layer of spicy mustard on her hot dog."
A dark yellow to light greenish-yellow color.
"The walls of the dining room were painted a warm shade of mustard."
Any of various herbaceous plants of the cabbage family (Brassicaceae) that produce the yellow seeds used in making the condiment.
"The rolling fields were bright with blooming wild mustard in the early spring."
• adjective
Having a dark yellow to light greenish-yellow color, resembling the condiment.
"He wore a vintage mustard sweater to the autumn festival."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English mustard, borrowed from Old French moustarde, which derives from moust (meaning 'must' or unfermented wine). The condiment was originally prepared by mixing crushed mustard seeds with young wine.
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