vinewed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪnjuːd/

Adjective

vinewed (comparative more vinewed, superlative most vinewed)

1. Alternative form of vinnewed
   • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

     Speak then, thou vinew'dest leaven, speak: I will beat thee into handsomeness.

   • 1597, Francis Beaumont, letter to Thomas Speght[1]

     […] many of his [Chaucer's] words are become (as it were) vinewed and hoary with over-long lying

Verb

vinewed

1. (obsolete) past participle of vinew