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Pramnian, a. Gr. and Rom. Antiq.|ˈpræmnɪən|
[f. L. Pramni-um (vinum), Gr. Πράµνι-ος (οἶνος) + -an.]
In Pramnian wine, a wine from the neighbourhood of Smyrna. Also allusively.
1601Holland Pliny I. 412 The Pramnian wine (which the same Homer hath so highly commended) continues yet in credit and holds the name still: it comes from a vineyard in the countrey about Smyrna neere to the temple of Cybele. 1830tr. Aristoph. Knights 57 Off, off with the cup, in the name of the Pramnian God! 1863Ruskin Wks. (1872) II. 90 Pramnian wine, cheese, and flour. |