vinage
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]vinage (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The addition of alcohol to wine to allow it to stand transportation.
- Coordinate term: fortification
- 1870 August 12, “Chemical Notices from Foreign Sources”, in The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, page 83:
- […] 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.
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[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vinage m (plural vinages)
Further reading
[edit]- “vinage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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