- dregs of wine
- : a dark red to deep reddish brown that is less strong than Malaga — called also wine dregs, wine lees
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Wine — The common Hebrew word for wine is yayin, from a root meaning to boil up, to be in a ferment. Others derive it from a root meaning to tread out, and hence the juice of the grape trodden out. The Greek word for wine is oinos , and the Latin… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
wine dregs — noun plural : dregs of wine … Useful english dictionary
wine lees — noun plural Etymology: Middle English win lies, from win wine + lies, plural of lie lee more at lee : dregs of wine … Useful english dictionary
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dregs — [ dregz ] noun plural 1. ) the small amount of liquid and solid pieces left in the bottom of a container: dregs of coffee/tea/wine 2. ) INFORMAL the least important or valuable part of something, especially of a group of people: the dregs of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. the grape; drink, liquor; drinking, intoxication; stimulant, alcohol; nectar. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wine colored, maroon, dark red, grape; see red . n. Varieties of wine include: fine, sparkling … English dictionary for students
dregs — plural noun 1) the dregs from a bottle of wine Syn: sediment, deposit, residue, accumulation, sludge, lees, grounds, remains; technical residuum 2) the dregs of humanity Syn: scum, refuse, riffraff … Thesaurus of popular words
dregs — UK [dreɡz] / US noun [plural] 1) the small amount of liquid and solid pieces left in the bottom of a container dregs of coffee/tea/wine 2) informal the least important or least valuable part of something, especially of a group of people the dregs … English dictionary
dregs — noun a) (collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine. the dregs of society b) The worst and lowest part of something … Wiktionary
dregs — noun 1 (plural) small pieces that sink to the bottom of wine, coffee etc compare lee (3) 2 the dregs of society/humanity an offensive expression used to describe the people that you consider are the least important or useful … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
