[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wine \wine\, n. oe. win, as. win, fr. l. vinum cf. icel.
   vimacn; all from the latin; akin to gr. o'i^nos, ?, and e.
   withy. cf. vine, vineyard, vinous, withy.
   1913 webster
   1. the expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a
      beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out
      their juice, and usually allowing it to ferment. "red
      wine of gascoigne." --piers plowman.
      1913 webster

            wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and
            whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --prov.
                                                  xx. 1.
      1913 webster

            bacchus, that first from out the purple grape
            crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --milton.
      1913 webster

   note: wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol,
         containing also certain small quantities of ethers and
         ethereal salts which give character and bouquet.
         according to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines
         are called red, white, spirituous, dry,
         light, still, etc.
         1913 webster

   2. a liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit
      or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as,
      currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.
      1913 webster

   3. the effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.
      1913 webster

            noah awoke from his wine.             --gen. ix. 24.
      1913 webster

   birch wine, cape wine, etc. see under birch, cape,
      etc.

   spirit of wine. see under spirit.

   to have drunk wine of ape or to have drunk wine ape, to
      be so drunk as to be foolish. obs. --chaucer.

   wine acid. chem. see tartaric acid, under tartaric.
      colloq.

   wine apple bot., a large red apple, with firm flesh and a
      rich, vinous flavor.

   wine fly zool., small two-winged fly of the genus
      piophila, whose larva lives in wine, cider, and other
      fermented liquors.

   wine grower, one who cultivates a vineyard and makes wine.
      

   wine measure, the measure by which wines and other spirits
      are sold, smaller than beer measure.

   wine merchant, a merchant who deals in wines.

   wine of opium pharm., a solution of opium in aromatized
      sherry wine, having the same strength as ordinary
      laudanum; -- also sydenham's laudanum.

   wine press, a machine or apparatus in which grapes are
      pressed to extract their juice.

   wine skin, a bottle or bag of skin, used, in various
      countries, for carrying wine.

   wine stone, a kind of crust deposited in wine casks. see
      1st tartar, 1.

   wine vault.
      a a vault where wine is stored.
      b a place where wine is served at the bar, or at tables;
          a dramshop. --dickens.

   wine vinegar, vinegar made from wine.

   wine whey, whey made from milk coagulated by the use of
      wine.
      1913 webster
see also:
vine vineyard vinous withy red white 
spirituous dry light still birch wine 
cape wine birch cape spirit of wine spirit 
to have drunk wine of ape to have drunk wine ape wine acid tartaric acid tartaric 
wine apple wine fly piophila wine grower wine measure 
wine merchant wine of opium sydenham's laudanum wine press wine skin 
wine stone tartar wine vault wine vinegar wine whey 

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