Falernian
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Falernian
1720–30; < Latin ( ager ) Falern ( us ) Falernian (field) + -ian
Example Sentences
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The Falernian, from Southern Italy, by contrast, was “strong” and “powerful”; Pliny the Elder wrote that “there is now no wine known that ranks higher.”
From The New Yorker • Jul. 29, 2015
The Calenian wine is light, and better for the stomach than the Falernian.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
Catius tells us how to drown fowls in Falernian wine, to render them more luscious and tender.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
I found both the Spaniard and De Briconnet cursing their luck at being on the guards, and attacking a capon which they were washing down with copious draughts of Falernian.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)
Well, Manlius, how do you like the Falernian?
From A Christian But a Roman by Jókai, Mór
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