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vineal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈvɪniəl/

Etymology

Latin vīneālis.

Meanings

1. Of, pertaining to, bearing, or containing, vines.
   • The ſame [planting in a quincunx formation] ſeems confirmed in Creece^([sic – meaning Greece]) from a ſingular expreſſion in Ariſtotle concerning the order of Vines, delivered by a military term repreſenting the order of Souldiers, vvhich alſo confirmeth the antiquity of this form yet uſed in vineal plantations. 1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter I.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 100:
   • vineal plant

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