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vintage
[vin-tij]
noun
the wine from a particular harvest or crop.
the annual produce of the grape harvest, especially with reference to the wine obtained.
an exceptionally fine wine from the crop of a good year.
the time of gathering grapes, or of winemaking.
the act or process of producing wine; winemaking.
the class of a dated object with reference to era of production or use.
a hat of last year's vintage.
adjective
of or relating to wines or winemaking.
being of a specified vintage.
Vintage wines are usually more expensive than nonvintage wines.
representing the high quality of a past time.
vintage cars;
vintage movies.
old-fashioned or obsolete.
vintage jokes.
being the best of its kind.
They praised the play as vintage O'Neill.
verb (used with object)
to gather or harvest (grapes) for wine-making.
The muscats were vintaged too early.
to make (wine) from grapes.
a region that vintages a truly great champagne.
verb (used without object)
to harvest grapes for wine-making.
vintage
/ ˈɪԳɪ /
noun
the wine obtained from a harvest of grapes, esp in an outstandingly good year, referred to by the year involved, the district, or the vineyard
the harvest from which such a wine is obtained
the harvesting of wine grapes
the season of harvesting these grapes or for making wine
a time of origin
a car of Edwardian vintage
informala group of people or objects of the same period
a fashion of last season's vintage
adjective
(of wine) of an outstandingly good year
representative of the best and most typical
vintage Shakespeare
of lasting interest and importance; venerable; classic
vintage films
old-fashioned; dated
verb
(tr) to gather (grapes) or make (wine)
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonvintage adjective
- unvintaged adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vintage1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vintage1
Example Sentences
The new bill calls for a ban on all new fur being imported or sold in the UK and would not apply to vintage items.
He did the same thing in the fifth, ending the inning with two vintage swing-and-miss curveballs that left Tyler Fitzgerald looking silly.
The enduring success of the series, set in the frontier town of Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, demonstrates how every new evolution of video consumption can unlock the value of beloved vintage titles.
The book’s languor can be ponderous and vintage, more 20th century than 21st.
Between the actors' silent conversations and the nuances of envy and backhanded slights White conveys through dialogue, these friends brutally play out the intimacy gap that can doom vintage friendships.
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