vinal
/vˈaɪnəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Produced by, or originating in, wine.
noun
Prosopis ruscifolia
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "To return then to the great chanel, and thread of our Diſcourse, the examples and experiment which I have already inſiſted upon in confirmation of the reaſons which I have alleged, do dearly demonſtrate, that the bodies which draw the atomes diſpersed in the aire, attract unto themſelves with a greater power and energy ſuch as are of their own nature, than ſuch as are heterogeneous, and of a ſtrange nature; As wine doth the vinal ſpirits;[…]"
- "Their vinal Steams evaporating, they / Felt of their uſual Vigour a Decay;[…]"
- "But, alas, the red wine which he sent to the boatmen took the taste of the bargeman’s wife, a red-faced sot of a woman. She drank it to the last drop, and then flew to arms and almost murdered a servant wench with oyster-shells. Then she rushed on deck, tackled her husband, and tried to pitch him overboard. There is vinal energy for you."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable