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unvintaged en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + vintaged.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not having an identifiable vintage.
    • They are based on the cost for one person of a medium priced hors d'œuvre, a main course of fish or meat, a dessert, a half bottle of unvintaged wine, coffee and service. 1966, Morrill Cody, The Favorite Restaurants of an American in Paris, page 16:
    • An unvintaged Foch is also made. 1983, Tony Meisel, American Wine, page 165:
  2. (figuratively, not-comparable) Ageless, immemorial.
    • Fain would the Red Foliot turn the Demons from their resolve, but without avail; they courteously thanking him for his hospitality which they said they would enjoy that night in their booths, being minded on the morrow to take to their beaked ship and fare over the unvintaged sea to Demonland. 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 30: