See Also: anise(medicine)
oil of anise(medicine)
anise(dictionary)
anise(encyclopedia)
anise(dictionary)
Star anise(recipes)
Classic Anise Biscotti(recipes)
Lemon Anise Cookie Cups(recipes)
Pork ribs with honey and anise(recipes)
Buttered sea trout with red wine, star anise and prawn sauce(recipes)

soothsayer (iou) and anise (sh)


soothsayer (iou)



soothsayer noun. ME.
[from SOOTH noun, adjective + SAYER noun1.]
A speaker of the truth, a truthful person. ME-M17.
A person claiming to be able to foretell future events; a prophet, a seer, a diviner. LME.
P. Lomas A soothsayer revealed..that they would never defeat the Trojans without..Philoctetes.
A praying mantis. M19.
soothsayeress noun (rare) a female soothsayer M17.

anise (sh)




Annual herb (Pimpinella anisum) of the parsley family, cultivated chiefly for its fruit, called aniseed, which tastes like licorice.

Native to Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean region, anise is cultivated throughout the world. Aniseed is used as a flavouring and as a soothing herbal tea. Star anise is the dried fruit of the evergreen tree Illicium verum (magnolia family), native to southeastern China and Vietnam. Its flavour and uses are similar to those of anise.