Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mustard \Mus"tard\, n. [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L.
mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed
with must. See {Must}, n.]
1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus
{Brassica} (formerly {Sinapis}), as white mustard ({B.
alba}), black mustard ({B. Nigra}), wild mustard or
charlock ({B. Sinapistrum}).
Note: There are also many herbs of the same family which are
called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of
the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard ({Lepidium
ruderale}); hedge mustard ({Sisymbrium officinale});
Mithridate mustard ({Thlaspi arvense}); tower mustard
({Arabis perfoliata}); treacle mustard ({Erysimum
cheiranthoides}).
2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white
mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken
internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large
doses is emetic.
{Mustard oil} (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as
a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The
name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds
produced either naturally or artificially.
Penny \Pen*ny\, n.; pl. {Pennies}or {Pence}. Pennies denotes the
number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. [OE.
peni, AS. penig, pening, pending; akin to D. penning, OHG.
pfenning, pfenting, G. pfennig, Icel. penningr; of uncertain
origin.]
1. An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the
twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and
equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually
indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of
denarius).
Note: ``The chief Anglo-Saxon coin, and for a long period the
only one, corresponded to the denarius of the Continent
. . . [and was] called penny, denarius, or denier.''
--R. S. Poole. The ancient silver penny was worth about
three pence sterling (see {Pennyweight}). The old
Scotch penny was only one twelfth the value of the
English coin. In the United States the word penny is
popularly used for cent.
2. Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver. --Shak.
3. Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
What penny hath Rome borne, What men provided, what
munition sent? --Shak.
4. (Script.) See {Denarius}.
{Penny cress} (Bot.), an annual herb of the Mustard family,
having round, flat pods like silver pennies ({Thlaspi
arvense}). --Dr. Prior.
{Penny dog} (Zo["o]l.), a kind of shark found on the South
coast of Britain: the tope.
{Penny father}, a penurious person; a niggard. [Obs.]
--Robinson (More's Utopia).
{Penny grass} (Bot.), pennyroyal. [R.]
{Penny post}, a post carrying a letter for a penny; also, a
mail carrier.
{Penny wise}, wise or prudent only in small matters; saving
small sums while losing larger; -- used chiefly in the
phrase, penny wise and pound foolish.
Source : WordNet®
Thlaspi arvense
n : foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized
throughout North America [syn: {field pennycress}, {French
weed}, {fanweed}, {penny grass}, {stinkweed}, {mithridate
mustard}]