Mince

To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat.

To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of.

To affect; to make a parade of.

To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.

To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.

A short, precise step; an affected manner.

food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms"