单词 | quinta |
释义 | quintan. 1. In Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: a large house or villa in the country or on the outskirts of a town; a country estate; spec. (in Portugal) a wine-growing estate. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > real or immovable property > land > a landed property or estate homeOE landsc1000 estrec1275 manorc1300 stead1338 room?a1513 soil1575 demesne1584 proprietary1608 land-gooda1626 country estate1692 property1719 quinta1754 estate1772 hacienda1772 concern1787 finca1909 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > villa or country house grange1552 country housec1555 lust-house1590 aldeia1609 villa1615 bastide?1656 vill1684 family seat1712 quinta1754 1754 Fielding Let. Aug.–Sept. in A. Dobson At Prior Park (1912) 143 He hath a little Kintor..or Villa at a Place called Jonkera. a1770 A. Hervey Jrnl. anno 1748 (1953) 75 I used, too, to go out to my friend Mr. Mayne and Barn's quinta, where I was very much at ease. 1811 Duke of Wellington Let. to Hill in Dispatches (1837) VIII. 160 My head quarters are in a quinta near Portalegre. 1818 C. A. Rodney Let. in Amer. State Papers: Foreign Relations (1834) IV. 219 The small farms, or quintas, in the neighborhood of cities, are in fine order. Those around Buenos Ayres..are, by irrigation, in the highest state of culture. 1878 E. Clark Visit S. Amer. x. 128 The elegant quintas and country houses that surround the city. 1893 T. B. Foreman Trip to Spain 27 We pass some charming quintas, surrounded by gardens ablaze with flowers. 1931 Discovery Oct. 310/2 The dipleidoscope and the gravity escapement are both due to a gifted inventor who worked at my Quinta [in Madeira]. 1940 H. J. Grossman Guide to Wines, Spirits & Beers x. 120 It is usual for a quinta to be planted with anywhere from ten to fifteen grape varieties, which are all gathered and pressed together. 1969 J. Mander Static Society v. 132 Bolivar's quinta, a modest eighteenth-century lodge on the slopes overlooking the city, may still be inspected. 1976 F. Greenland Misericordia Drop i. i. 14 The property..belonged to..the venerable hospital that employed him... Periodic inspection of this quinta was one..of Dr Sá's duties. 2006 Decanter June 94/1 The Douro River cuts deep into schist-laden hills with steep, terraced vineyards rising either side, dotted with white quintas. 2. Usually attributive, or with the name of the estate: designating or denoting wine (esp. port) from a particular Portuguese quinta. Frequently in single quinta. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > class or grade of wine > [noun] > local wine land-wine1390 vin du pays1777 branch wines1833 square gin1888 the wine of the country1888 quinta1907 vino locale1963 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 96/1 Ports for laying down..Quinta Roriz. 1976 Times 6 Nov. 13/2 Quinta wines—ports from one particular vineyard. 1989 Daily Tel. 16 Sept. 66/3 Quinta Ports—these vintage-dated ports from a single quinta, or wine farm, should be drunk at 9–20 years. 1998 Decanter Jan. 63/1 Delaforce's 1991 Single Quinta has huge colour and deep raisiny fruit. 2005 Wine Internat. Jan. 18/2 Even single quinta wines are in short supply—Vesuvio is the only one I've come across. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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