vineyard

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈvɪn.jəd//
United Kingdom//ˈvɪnˌjɑːd//
United States//ˈvɪn.jɚd//
United States//ˈvaɪn.jɑrd//

A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

noun

1
A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.
The vineyard of Château Margaux stands as the producer of one of the world's greatest and most sought-after red wines.
A vineyard is flooded in Walnut Grove on January 4.

Etymology

Equivalent to vine + yard; from Middle English vyneȝerd (circa 1300), following earlier Old English wīnġeard (“wine yard, vine yard”), with vine (from Old French vigne (“vine, vineyard”), from Latin vīnea) replacing native Old English wīn (“wine, vine”). The earlier wīnġeard may have had the sense of “vine” already, with /w/ → /v/ facilitated by common v-/w- interchange. Compare Dutch wijngaard (literally “wine garden”) and German Weingarten alongside contracted Wingert. (Dutch gaard, German Garten are cognate to English yard.)

Forms

plural: vineyards

vine · Any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by…Vine · A surname.vinegar · A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a…

vineyard · A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

Vineyard · A surname.Vinnie · A diminutive of the male given name Vincent.vinny · vinewed, mouldy

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