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Word entry · 6 letters

vinous

Best crossword clue

"Related to wine"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈvaɪnəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted inosuvStarts with VEnds with S1 clues
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Definitions

  1. of or relating to wine

Word origin

From Late Middle English vinous, vinose (“consisting of, containing, or made of wine”), from Latin vīnōsus (“fond of wine; wine-flavoured”), from vīnum (“wine”) + -ōsus (adjective-forming suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’).

Used in a sentence

  • The bride, in passing down stairs, dressed for her journey, found Tom waiting for her—flushed, either with his feelings, or the vinous part of the breakfast.
  • Near-synonyms: winelike, wine-dark, wine-blue
  • Day was breaking, and the sheets of talc in the walls were filled with a vinous colour.

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