vineal

English

Etymology

Latin vīneālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪniəl/

Adjective

vineal (comparative more vineal, superlative most vineal)

1. Of, pertaining to, bearing, or containing, vines.

   vineal plant

   • 1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter I.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 100:

     The ſame [planting in a quincunx formation] ſeems confirmed in Creece^{[sic – meaning Greece]} from a ſingular expreſſion in Ariſtotle concerning the order of Vines, delivered by a military term repreſenting the order of Souldiers, vvhich alſo confirmeth the antiquity of this form yet uſed in vineal plantations.

References

• “vineal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Lavine, alevin, alvine, leavin', levain, valine, veinal, venial