white mustard

noun

See under mustard(def 2).

Origin of white mustard

First recorded in 1725–35

Words nearby white mustard

white meter, white mountains, white mulberry, white mule, white muscle, white mustard, white nationalism, white night, white nile, white noise, white oak

Definition for white mustard (2 of 2)

mustard
[ muhs-terd ]
/ ˈmʌs tərd /

noun

a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
any of various acrid or pungent plants, especially of the genus Brassica, as B. juncea (leaf mustard), the leaves of which are used for food and B. nigra (black mustard), the chief source of commercial mustard, and Sinapis alba (white mustard). Compare mustard family.
nitrogen mustard.

Origin of mustard

1300–50; Middle English < Old French moustarde a relish orig. made of mustard seed and must, equivalent to moust must2 + -arde -ard

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mustard

muster mustard

British Dictionary definitions for white mustard (1 of 2)

mustard
/ (ˈmʌstəd) /

noun

any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Brassica, esp black mustard and white mustard, having yellow or white flowers and slender pods and cultivated for their pungent seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) See also charlock
a paste made from the powdered seeds of any of these plants and used as a condiment
  1. a brownish-yellow colour
  2. (as adjective)a mustard carpet
slang, mainly US zest or enthusiasm
cut the mustard slang to come up to expectations

Word Origin for mustard

C13: from Old French moustarde, from Latin mustum must ², since the original condiment was made by adding must

British Dictionary definitions for white mustard (2 of 2)

white mustard

noun

a Eurasian plant, Brassica hirta (or Sinapis alba), having clusters of yellow flowers and pungent seeds from which the condiment mustard is made: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

Idioms and Phrases with white mustard

mustard

see cut the mustard.