单词 | ordinaire |
释义 | ordinairen.adj. A. n. Simple or inexpensive table wine for everyday use. Cf. vin ordinaire n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > class or grade of wine > [noun] > ordinary or table wine table wine1673 ordinary wine1806 vin ordinaire1820 ordinaire1845 vino de pastoc1870 vino corriente1932 vin de table1948 vino da tavola1956 Tafelwein1972 vinho corrente1980 vinho de consumo1980 1845 Critic 10 May 26/2 Finding the ‘ordinaire’ very ordinary indeed at the hotel, I adjourned to the well to conclude my potations. 1861 W. M. Thackeray Roundabout Papers xiv, in Cornhill Mag. July 123 A sound genuine ordinaire, at 18s. per doz. let us say. 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere II. iii. xxii. 215 He ate his boiled mutton and drank his ordinaire like a man. 1920 G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-bk. iv. 49 A sound bourgeois wine, much above ordinaire. 1959 Good Food Guide 32 Spanish ordinaires at 1/6 a glass. 1972 House & Garden Feb. 100/4 Roodeberg is an honest wine, distinctly better than an ordinaire. B. adj. Denoting a wine of a simple or inexpensive quality. Frequently as postmodifier. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > class or grade of wine > [adjective] > ordinary ordinaire1856 carafe1939 1856 W. M. Thackeray Let. 7 Mar. (1946) III. 577 There is capital ordinaire Claret for dinner. 1906 Daily Chron. 24 July 6/5 What is ‘ordinaire’ as applied to wine?.. That is a local term which has existed for two centuries in France. 1936 H. G. Wells Croquet Player ii. 11 He..ordered another half litre of wine. Either out of ignorance or preference he was drinking red ordinaire. 1956 J. Kerouac Let. 14 Feb. in Sel. Lett. 1940–56 (1995) 555 Abjection of pitiful limited self before the bliss ordinaire and grand-o limitless of No Self Essence. 1960 House & Garden July 13/1 Two decent, slightly better than ordinaire wines. 1992 Chatelaine Sept. 149/1 These hardy producers of plonk ordinaire have been replaced by superior European vinifera grapes that yield high-quality white wines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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