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vintage Definition

vin·tage (vintij)

noun

    1. the crop or yield of a particular vineyard or grape-growing region in a single season, with reference either to the grapes or to the wine made from them
    2. wine; specif., the wine, esp. a prized wine, of a particular region in a specified year
    3. the region or year of a particular wine
  1. the act or season of gathering grapes or of making wine
  2. the type or model of a particular year or period a car of prewar vintage

Etymology: ME, earlier vendage < OFr vendange < L vindemia, vintage < vinum, wine (see vine) + demere, to remove < de-, off + emere, to take: see redeem

adjective

  1. of or produced in a particular vintage: said of wine
  2. of a good period, choice, representative of the best, etc. vintage Hemingway
  3. representative of or dating from a period long past vintage clothes

vintage Synonyms

vintage

modif.

selected, choice, saved; see excellent, old 3.

vintage Synonyms

vintage

n.

crop, grapes, wine, year, a good wine.

vintage Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • taste: Rich lowry senior give special analysis the curacao tourist to taste vintage.
  • buy: The French and the Belgians tend to buy only the lesser vintages, because they are guided partly by price.
  • produce: With higher than average yields in many grape varieties, the 2004 harvest has produced a strong vintage for Denbies.
  • find: Find vintage, maternity, hawaiian medieval... How dream wedding dresses compare to real life wedding gowns.. .

Adjective modifier

  • fabulous: This is a fabulous English vintage Art Deco handbag, made from rich shiny chocolate colored crocodile skin, dating to circa 1932.
  • English: A great English retro vintage beaded necklace in deep red plastic beads, dating to circa 1984.
  • recent: Supposedly a Ranji Trophy player of relatively recent vintage.
  • cool: A cool retro vintage English plastic egg holder, perfect for your retro chic or vintage chic kitchen.
  • lovely: A lovely English vintage Art Deco enameled silver bracelet, dating to circa 1930.
  • similar: To complete the effect, you should be looking at it on a computer from a similar vintage: Yuk.

Modifies a noun

  • wardrobe: A great vintage chic handbag, perfect for your vintage chic wardrobe!
  • retro: Antique, vintage, retro, kitsch & collectible necklaces.
  • necklace: A fab retro vintage necklace dating to circa 1984.
  • brooch: A sweet vintage brooch and earrings set, dating to circa 1953.
  • handbag: A very good quality vintage handbag dating to circa 1958.
  • interior: A great retro vintage souvenir for your retro or vintage chic interior.

Modifying Another Word

  • truly: The second XI under Frank Newby won the Division 1 title and the Lawrenson Cup in 1979 to make it a truly vintage year.

Noun used with modifier

  • retro: A very cool retro vintage vase, dating to circa 1959.
  • wine: Winery is the main industry, and the province has its wine vintage.
  • quality: A very good quality vintage handbag dating to circa 1958.
vintage Quotes

O, for a draught of vintage! that hath been Cooled a long age in the deep-delved earth, Tasting of Flora and the country green, Dance, and Proven c° al song, and sunburnt mirth! O for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-stained mouth; That I might drink, and leave the world unseen, And with thee fade away into the forest dim.

—Keats,John

   Mine eyeshave seen thegloryof the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored. He hath loosed the fatal lightning of his terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on.

—Howe,JuliaWard

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