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| wine [ wīn ] |
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1. alcohol fermented from grapes: an alcoholic drink made by fermenting the juice of grapes
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2. alcohol fermented from other fruit: an alcoholic drink made by fermenting the juice or an infusion of another fruit, a flower, or a vegetable
  dandelion wine
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3. something stimulating or intoxicating: something that has a stimulating or intoxicating effect resembling that of wine
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4. dark purplish red color: a dark purplish red color, like that of red wine
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| [ Old English wīn< Latin vinum< Indo-European] |
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| wine adjective |
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wine and dine to enjoy, be treated, or treat somebody to an expensive meal out
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