Pronounced: DAB-stir, noun
Notes: A simple, but strange word
Yesterday’s word
The word vinous means
- of, resembling, characteristic, or containing wine
- produced by, indicative of, or given to indulgence in, wine
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
People with experience of wines may know this word. I thought it was referred to vines, not wines. Our word came from the Latin word vīnum (wine).
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