- vine
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Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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viné — viné … Dictionnaire des rimes
Vine — Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
VINE — (Heb. גֶּפֶן). Of the various agricultural products mentioned in the Bible and talmudic literature, the vine and its products – yayin ( wine ), tirosh ( new wine ), ḥemer ( sweet red wine ), and shekhar ( strong drink ) – occupy the central place … Encyclopedia of Judaism
vine — [ vaın ] noun count * 1. ) the plant on which GRAPES grow: GRAPEVINE: vine leaves a field of vines 2. ) any plant with a long thin stem that grows along the ground or up a tree, wall, etc. a ) the long thin stem of a plant that grows in this way… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vine — [vīn] n. [ME < OFr vine < L vinea, vine < vineus, pertaining to wine < vinum, wine, akin to Gr oinē, vine, oinos, wine, prob. a loanword from a pre IE language of the Pontus region (> Heb yayin)] 1. a) any plant with a long, thin… … English World dictionary
Vine — ist der Name folgender Personen: Ruth Rendell (Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh; Pseudonym Barbara Vine; * 1930), britische Bestseller Autorin Frederick Vine (* 1939), Geologe und Geophysiker Diese Seite ist eine Beg … Deutsch Wikipedia
vine — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. vigne, from L. vinea vine, vineyard, from vinum wine, from PIE *win o , from an Italic noun related to words for wine in Gk., Armenian, Hittite, and non I.E. Georgian and West Semitic (Cf. Heb. yayin, Ethiopian wayn);… … Etymology dictionary
vinė — vinė̃ sf. (4); KlvK111, Rtr, KŽ žr. vinis: 1. Apvynioja aplink vinę i peša Klm. 2. Grėblio vinė̃ nulūžo Rsn … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
vine — [vaın] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: vigne, from Latin vinea vine, vineyard , from vinum; WINE1] 1.) also grapevine a plant that produces ↑grapes 2.) a plant with long thin stems that attach themselves to other plants, trees,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vine — ► NOUN 1) a climbing or trailing woody stemmed plant. 2) the slender stem of a trailing or climbing plant. ORIGIN Latin vinea vineyard, vine , from vinum wine … English terms dictionary
Vine — Frederick John … Scientists
