Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of white wine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A kind of sweet wine from Italy.
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- noun obsolete A sweet, white
Italian wine
Etymologies
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Examples
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His wine he takes hot when the nights are cold, malvoisie or vernage, with as much spice as would cover the thumb-nail.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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His wine he takes hot when the nights are cold, malvoisie or vernage, with as much spice as would cover the thumb-nail.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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Here, Jacques, thou limb of the devil, bring a bottrine of the oldest vernage, and see that you do not shake it.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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His wine he takes hot when the nights are cold, malvoisie or vernage, with as much spice as would cover the thumb-nail.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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Here, Jacques, thou limb of the devil, bring a bottrine of the oldest vernage, and see that you do not shake it.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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Here, Jacques, thou limb of the devil, bring a bottrine of the oldest vernage, and see that you do not shake it.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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Here, Jacques, thou limb of the devil, bring a bottrine of the oldest vernage, and see that you do not shake it.
The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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His wine he takes hot when the nights are cold, malvoisie or vernage, with as much spice as would cover the thumb-nail.
The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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His wine he takes hot when the nights are cold, malvoisie or vernage, with as much spice as would cover the thumb-nail.
The White Company 1890
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Here, Jacques, thou limb of the devil, bring a bottrine of the oldest vernage, and see that you do not shake it.
The White Company 1890
chained_bear commented on the word vernage
Usage/historical note on electuary.
December 2, 2016