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English
Etymology
From Latin vindēmiālis, from vindēmia (“a vintage”). See vintage.
Adjective
vindemial (not comparable)
- (rare) Of or pertaining to the harvesting of grapes.
1819 May 1, Hans Busk, The Dessert, A Poem, quoted in The Literary Journal, volume 2, number 58, London, page 257:Yes, come, Lyæns, leave thy lucid rills, / Thy ivy borders and vindemial hills
1830, “Odes LII. On Vintage”, in T. W. C. Edwards, transl., The odes of Anacreon, London, page 133:[…] having cast it into the wine-press, only males tread the grape, releasing the wine, loudly applauding the God with vindemial hymns, […]
1836, Frederic Mansel Reynolds, The Parricide: A Domestic Romance, volume 2, London: Thomas Hookham, page 182:He was plain, and honest; entirely engrossed by his predial, and vindemial occupations, and, though wealthy, without any pretension to be considered superior to his condition.
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