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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
- informal.a 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 Word Forms
- ԴDz·t adjective noun
- ܲ·t adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vintage1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vintage1
Example Sentences
Organisers said the exhibition would feature the largest collection of vintage Versace designs ever to be displayed in the UK, and would also include accessories, sketches, photographs and interviews alongside the outfits.
“Monument Eternal” deftly repurposes archival materials, such as programs from ashram services and vintage concert bills, alongside dreamy images of Turiya that exude divine consciousness, the way a church might display saints or priests.
Gatherings often draw hundreds of vintage cars that line the block like a retro film set.
The two things I overbuy the most are vintage jackets and notebooks.
But there’s one of his designs that’s often overlooked by fans, and it holds a special place in Gurr’s heart: a little red vintage fire engine that can regularly be spotted on Main Street, U.S.A.,
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