Dictionary

vinnewed en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈvɪnjuːd/

Etymology

From Middle English yvyned (past participle of vynyen, *vinewen, *fenowen (“to be mouldy”)), from Old English ġefinegod, *ġefynegod, past participle of Old English fynegian (“to become mouldy”), from fyniġ (“mouldy, musty”), equivalent to finew + -ed. Doublet of fenowed. Related to Old English fyne (“moisture, mold, mildew”). More at finew.

Meanings

1. (archaic, dialectal, rare) Mouldy; (by extension) having some other unwanted or spoiling growth like mould.
   • Vinnewed Ore [is] Copper Ore that has a blue or green spume, or efflorescence upon it like verdigris. 1778, William Pryce, Mineralogia Cornubiensis: A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and ...., page 330
   • 17. —"As-vinnewed figs,"— Mr. Parkhurst. 1810, George Somers Clarke, Hebrew Criticism and Poetry: […], page 244
   • Tólda, s. f. the mould on the top of wine that is vinnewed or vinny. 1827, Antonio Vieyra, A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two [Parts]

Forms

Deriveds

vinnewedness

Relateds

vinnowy · vinney · fenny · fen · fenowed · finew