primeurn.adj.

Brit.

/priːˈməː/, U.S.

/priˈmər/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French primeur.

Etymology: < French primeur wine to be drunk when new (although this is apparently not attested before the 20th cent.; however, compare vin de primeur wine designed to be drunk within a year, literally ‘wine of freshness’ (1728 or earlier)), vegetable or piece of fruit which is grown before its ordinary season (1780; usually in plural primeurs ), early piece of news (1845 or earlier), transferred uses of primeur beginning (12th cent. in Old French as primur ), early season of fruits and vegetables (1694), (of news items) quality of being recent (1842 or earlier) < prime prime adj. + -ur -our suffix.

1. A wine to be drunk when new. Occasionally as adj.: designating or relating to a newly produced wine which has been made available before its normal time for sale.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [noun] > new wine

mos1864

mosto1940

vinho verde1958

primeur1973

1775 E. Barry Observ. Wines Ancients 430 The lightest, and least durable..are..called the Primeurs.

1913 E. Wharton Custom of Country ii. xii. 172 A bill burdened by Undine's reckless choice of primeurs.

1973 Times 15 Dec. 11/3 A wine can be called ‘Primeur’ if it is offered for drinking before the date when the wines made in the normal way and bearing a vintage date are put on the market.

1975 Harpers & Queen May 34/2 Beaujolais is the success of the century,..even the new primeur..now brought over to be tasted at two months old.

1990 Gourmet Nov. 64/2 Roughly half the entire production of Beaujolais is now designated Primeur for early sale.

2. A vegetable or piece of fruit which is grown before its ordinary season or is of the first crop or harvest; (also in extended use) an early piece of news.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > [noun] > early fruit

primeur1878

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > (untimely) earliness > that which is early or premature

primeur1878

1878 Johnson's New Universal Cycl. IV. 266/2 Naples supplies primeurs, or first fruits, not only to Northern Italy, but to countries far beyond the Alpine frontier.

1885 W. L. Macgregor in Pall Mall Gaz. 15 June 2 If I desire to send some flowers or primeurs in the shape of early asparagus or fruits to friends in Germany.

1897 Daily News 26 May 3/2 She had the primeur both of the Rand and of the ‘women and children’ letter—and both plums she allowed Mr. Chamberlain to share with ‘The Times’.

1900 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 392 The political correspondent..as..a perfunctory reproducer of foreign newspapers,—the primeurs of which had already been cabled.

1937 W. Fortescue Sunset House vi. 118 She prides herself upon her primeurs, being a scientific gardener.

1968 A. Sainsbury & G. Sainsbury France & her People i. 19 In Brittany are places..with a mild climate which has made them famous for the production of primeurs, the early fruit and vegetables.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	primeur
释义	primeurn.adj. Brit. /priːˈməː/, U.S. /priˈmər/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French primeur. Etymology: < French primeur wine to be drunk when new (although this is apparently not attested before the 20th cent.; however, compare vin de primeur wine designed to be drunk within a year, literally ‘wine of freshness’ (1728 or earlier)), vegetable or piece of fruit which is grown before its ordinary season (1780; usually in plural primeurs ), early piece of news (1845 or earlier), transferred uses of primeur beginning (12th cent. in Old French as primur ), early season of fruits and vegetables (1694), (of news items) quality of being recent (1842 or earlier) < prime prime adj. + -ur -our suffix. 1. A wine to be drunk when new. Occasionally as adj.: designating or relating to a newly produced wine which has been made available before its normal time for sale. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [noun] > new wine mos1864 mosto1940 vinho verde1958 primeur1973 1775 E. Barry Observ. Wines Ancients 430 The lightest, and least durable..are..called the Primeurs. 1913 E. Wharton Custom of Country ii. xii. 172 A bill burdened by Undine's reckless choice of primeurs. 1973 Times 15 Dec. 11/3 A wine can be called ‘Primeur’ if it is offered for drinking before the date when the wines made in the normal way and bearing a vintage date are put on the market. 1975 Harpers & Queen May 34/2 Beaujolais is the success of the century,..even the new primeur..now brought over to be tasted at two months old. 1990 Gourmet Nov. 64/2 Roughly half the entire production of Beaujolais is now designated Primeur for early sale. 2. A vegetable or piece of fruit which is grown before its ordinary season or is of the first crop or harvest; (also in extended use) an early piece of news. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > [noun] > early fruit primeur1878 the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [noun] > (untimely) earliness > that which is early or premature primeur1878 1878 Johnson's New Universal Cycl. IV. 266/2 Naples supplies primeurs, or first fruits, not only to Northern Italy, but to countries far beyond the Alpine frontier. 1885 W. L. Macgregor in Pall Mall Gaz. 15 June 2 If I desire to send some flowers or primeurs in the shape of early asparagus or fruits to friends in Germany. 1897 Daily News 26 May 3/2 She had the primeur both of the Rand and of the ‘women and children’ letter—and both plums she allowed Mr. Chamberlain to share with ‘The Times’. 1900 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 392 The political correspondent..as..a perfunctory reproducer of foreign newspapers,—the primeurs of which had already been cabled. 1937 W. Fortescue Sunset House vi. 118 She prides herself upon her primeurs, being a scientific gardener. 1968 A. Sainsbury & G. Sainsbury France & her People i. 19 In Brittany are places..with a mild climate which has made them famous for the production of primeurs, the early fruit and vegetables. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1775
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