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Spirituous \Spir"it*u*ous\, a. [Cf. (for sense 2) F. spiritueux.
Cf. {Spiritous}.]
1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and
having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial;
spiritual; pure.
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2. Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic (esp.
distilled) spirit; consisting of refined spirit;
alcoholic; ardent; as, spirituous liquors.
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3. Lively; gay; vivid; airy. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
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The mind of man is of that spirituous, stirring
nature, that it is perpetually at work. --South.
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Wine \Wine\, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel.
v[imac]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, ?, and E.
withy. Cf. {Vine}, {Vineyard}, {Vinous}, {Withy}.]
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1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a
beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out
their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. "Red
wine of Gascoigne." --Piers Plowman.
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Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and
whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov.
xx. 1.
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Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape
Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton.
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Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol,
containing also certain small quantities of ethers and
ethereal salts which give character and bouquet.
According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines
are called {red}, {white}, {spirituous}, {dry},
{light}, {still}, etc.
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2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit
or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as,
currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.
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3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.
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Noah awoke from his wine. --Gen. ix. 24.
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{Birch wine}, {Cape wine}, etc. See under {Birch}, {Cape},
etc.

{Spirit of wine}. See under {Spirit}.

{To have drunk wine of ape} or {To have drunk wine ape}, to
be so drunk as to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

{Wine acid}. (Chem.) See {Tartaric acid}, under {Tartaric}.
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{Wine apple} (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a
rich, vinous flavor.

{Wine fly} (Zool.), small two-winged fly of the genus
{Piophila}, whose larva lives in wine, cider, and other
fermented liquors.

{Wine grower}, one who cultivates a vineyard and makes wine.


{Wine measure}, the measure by which wines and other spirits
are sold, smaller than beer measure.

{Wine merchant}, a merchant who deals in wines.

{Wine of opium} (Pharm.), a solution of opium in aromatized
sherry wine, having the same strength as ordinary
laudanum; -- also {Sydenham's laudanum}.

{Wine press}, a machine or apparatus in which grapes are
pressed to extract their juice.

{Wine skin}, a bottle or bag of skin, used, in various
countries, for carrying wine.

{Wine stone}, a kind of crust deposited in wine casks. See
1st {Tartar}, 1.

{Wine vault}.
(a) A vault where wine is stored.
(b) A place where wine is served at the bar, or at tables;
a dramshop. --Dickens.

{Wine vinegar}, vinegar made from wine.

{Wine whey}, whey made from milk coagulated by the use of
wine.
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