oakinessn.
/ˈəʊkɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈoʊkinᵻs/ The quality of being oaky (now chiefly with reference to the flavour of wines).In quot. 1863 figurative.
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1863 ‘G. Hamilton’ Gala-days 128 [In] the English Church..there is a general tone of oakiness, solid, substantial, sincere.
1874 Appletons' Jrnl. 9 May 640/2 The oaks in the picture..are singularly strong in drawing and full of the expression of oakiness—a clump of trees better than Harding could have made.
1989 C. Clark Amer. Wines of Northwest i. iii. 81 While some winemakers have opted for the more aggressive oakiness of American oak, most of the top producers have found success with liberal doses of new French oak.
1995 BBC Good Food Aug. 66/2 This velvety Spanish red has a delicious, vanilla-flavoured oakiness and intensely ripe fruit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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