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vinage

vinage noun: the addition of alcohol to wine to allow it to stand transportation.

Noun

vinage (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The addition of alcohol to wine to allow it to stand transportation.
    • […] and the answer to the question whether vinage is a fraud which ought to be prohibited, and, if so, by what means is it possible to improve wines and make them fit to be kept without altering their natural goodness or changing their composition.1870 August 12, “Chemical Notices from Foreign Sources”, in The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, page 83

Origin of vinage

From French vinage.

Questions about vinage

What does vinage mean?
Vinage means the addition of alcohol to wine to allow it to stand transportation.
What part of speech is vinage?
Vinage is a noun.

Words near vinage in the dictionary

  1. vina
  2. vinaceous
  3. vinaceous dove
  4. vinaceous doves
  5. vinaconic acid
  6. vinage
  7. vinager
  8. vinagron
  9. vinagrons
  10. vinagrous
  11. vinaigrette

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