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vineal

/ˈvɪniəl/

vineal adjective: of, pertaining to, bearing, or containing, vines.

Adjective

vineal (comparative more vineal, superlative most vineal)

  1. Of, pertaining to, bearing, or containing, vines.
    • vineal plant
    • The ſame [planting in a quincunx formation] ſeems confirmed in Creece^([sic – meaning Greece]) from a ſingular expreſſion in Ariſtotle concerning the order of Vines, delivered by a military term repreſenting the order of Souldiers, vvhich alſo confirmeth the antiquity of this form yet uſed in...1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter I.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 100

Forms of vineal

comparativemore vineal
superlativemost vineal

Origin of vineal

Latin vīneālis.

Questions about vineal

What does vineal mean?
Vineal means of, pertaining to, bearing, or containing, vines.
What part of speech is vineal?
Vineal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce vineal?
Vineal is pronounced /ˈvɪniəl/.

Words near vineal in the dictionary

  1. vine-like
  2. vine-staff
  3. vine-staffs
  4. vine-staves
  5. vine-tree
  6. vineal
  7. vineberries
  8. vineberry
  9. vined
  10. vinedom
  11. vinedresser

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