envyned

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old French enviner (to store with wine), from en- +‎ vin (wine). See vine.

Adjective

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envyned

  1. (nonce word) stored or furnished with wine
    • p. 1387, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue:
      A better envyned man was no wher non.
      A better enwined man was nowhere known.

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