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wine
I. \ˈwīn\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English win, from Old English wīn; akin to Old High German wīn wine, Old Norse vīn, Gothic wein; all from a prehistoric Germanic word borrowed from Latin vinum wine, or non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Greek oinos wine, Armenian gini
1.
a. : the fermented juice of the grape containing varying percentages of alcohol and having a composition and character that depends chiefly upon the grapes used and the climate and soil of the area in which they are grown — see appetizer wine, dessert wine, fortified wine, sparkling wine, table wine; red wine, rosé, white wine; generic wine, varietal wine; high wine, low wine
b. : a wine, mixture of water and wine, or wine substitute (as grape juice) used in Christian communion services : sacramental wine
c. : a pharmaceutical preparation using fined wine as a vehicle
< wine of iron >
2. : the usually fermented juice of various agricultural products (as peaches, oranges, blackberries) used as a beverage
3. : something resembling wine especially in an ability to invigorate, intoxicate, or spread a feeling of well-being
< his was the sparkling wine of speech — Manchester Guardian Weekly >
< tasted the wine of audience approbation — Western Speech >
< could catch … the wine of a high, clean air — Emerson Hough >
4. : wineglass 1
< shearing off … wines to their proper height — Percival Marson >
5. Britain : a social gathering in an English university at which wine is served
< when I go out to a wine I always bring my own straws — W.W.Reade >
6. : a variable color averaging a dark red that is yellower and duller than cranberry, yellower, less strong, and very slightly lighter than average garnet, and bluer and duller than pomegranate
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to treat to wine : provide with wine especially at a dinner
< would wine and dine the … members of Congress — American >
intransitive verb
: to drink wine especially with a dinner
< wined and dined with the leading citizens of each country during his tour of Europe > |