It has more than one meaning. It could be meat that has been put through a shredding machine and chopped into very small pieces. It could also refer to a mixed fruit filling in small cakes or tarts. It could also refer to effeminate gestures or way of walking by some men.
The French word for "thin" is "mince".
Cutlery refers to kitchen utensils used to chop, cut, slice, dice, mince, or spread.
Mince
the French word 'mince' stands for the English 'thin' or 'lean'
mince pie
mincemeat
Let's not mince words, shall we? I'm no chef, but it may be necessary to slice and dice before you mince something.
Believe it or not but its mince pies, Oliver Cromwell banned mince pies and that law has never been rescinded so mince pies are illegal.
Cromwell
The French word "mince" means "lean" in English. It can also be the expression "Mince !", which like "Flute !" or "Zut !" means "Gee!"
"Slender" is an English equivalent of the French word "mince."Specifically, the singular adjective "mince" means "slim, slender, thin." The same form is used in the feminine and the masculine. The pronunciation is "mehss."
Mince can go two ways, to chop or dice and pose or strut.