About The Word Vintage
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Vintage
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What's The Definition Of Vintage?
[n] the oldness of wines
[n] a season's yield of wine from a vineyard Synonyms | Synonyms for Vintage: time of origin Related Terms | Find terms related to Vintage: See Also | oldness | vino | wine Vintage In Webster's Dictionary \Vint"age\ (?; 48), n. [Corrupted by influence of
vintner, vintry, from OE. vindage, vendage, for vendange, OF.
vendenge, F. vendange, from L. vindemia; vinum wine, grapes +
demere to take off; de + emere, originally, to take. See
{Wine}, {Redeem}, and cf. {Vindemial}.]
1. The produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in
wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840.
2. The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making
the wine for a season.
{Vintage spring}, a wine fount.
{Vintage time}, the time of gathering grapes and making wine.
--Milton.
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