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单词 wineless
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winelessadj.

Brit. /ˈwʌɪnlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈwaɪnlᵻs/
Etymology: < wine n.1 + -less suffix.
1. Lacking or destitute of wine.
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the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [adjective] > supplied with liquor > not
wineless1436
beerless1846
liquorless1859
punchless1903
1436 Libel Engl. Pl. in Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 183 What nedeth a garlande, whyche is made of ivye, Shew a tavern wynelesse, also thryve I.
1891 Daily News 2 Feb. 5/6 Invitations to wineless dinners.
1910 Expositor Mar. 284 Altars at which only wineless offerings were made.
2. Lacking the characteristic qualities of wine. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.
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1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 684 A winelesse weake wine as one may say [ἀοίνῳ οἴνῳ].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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