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wine

UK/ˈwaɪ̯n/ US/ˈwaɪ̯n/ common uk
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

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2.

a red as dark as red wine

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verb

1.
2.

treat to wine

  • “Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week”

Origin

From Middle English wyn, win, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, either directly or via Latin vīnum (from Proto-Italic *wīnom) from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“wine”).

Phrases

  • Adam's wine
  • age like a fine wine
  • age like fine wine
  • age like wine
  • altar wine
  • amber wine
  • aperitif wine
  • apple wine
  • coq au vin
  • vin ordinaire
  • vin rosé
  • vin rouge

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