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Webster 1913 Edition

Vineyard

Vine′yard

,
Noun.
[For OE.
winyard
, AS.
wīngeard
; influenced by E.
vine
. See
Wine
, and
Yard
an inclosure.]
An inclosure or yard for grapevines; a plantation of vines producing grapes.

Webster 1828 Edition

Vineyard

VINEYARD

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Definition 2024

vineyard

vineyard

English

Alternative forms

Noun

vineyard ‎(plural vineyards)

  1. A grape plantation.
    The vineyard of Château Margaux stands as the producer of one of the world's greatest and most sought-after red wines.

Derived terms

  • vineyardist
  • vineyard leek
  • vineyard seating
  • vineyard sprayer's lung

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References

  1. 1 2 “vineyard” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
  2. ↑ vīne, Middle English Dictionary

Etymology

vine +‎ yard, from Middle English (circa 1300), following earlier Old English wīngeard ‎(“wine yard, vine yard”), with vine (from Old French vigne ‎(“vine, vineyard”), from Latin vīnea) replacing native Old English wīn ‎(“wine, vine”).[1] The earlier wīngeard may have had the sense of “vine” already, with /w/ → /v/ facilitated by common v-/w- interchange.[2] Compare German Weingarten ‎(literally “wine garden”) alongside contracted Wingert. (German Garten is cognate to English yard.)[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɪn.jɚd/

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