I. ˈwīn noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English win, from Old English wīn; akin to Old High German wīn wine; both ultimately from Latin vinum wine, perhaps of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Greek oinos wine
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : the alcoholic fermented juice of fresh grapes used as a beverage
b. : wine or a substitute used in Christian communion services
2. : the alcoholic usually fermented juice of a plant product (as a fruit) used as a beverage
blackberry wine
3. : something that invigorates or intoxicates
4. : a dark red
II. verb
( wined ; win·ing )
Date: 1829
intransitive verb
: to drink wine
transitive verb
: to give wine to
wined and dined his friends