vin ordinaire

[ vannawr-dee-ner ]

/ vɛ̃ nɔr diˈnɛr /

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noun, plural vins or·di·naires

[vanzawr-dee-ner]. /vɛ̃ zɔr diˈnɛr/. French.

inexpensive table wine, usually of unspecified origin.

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Origin of vin ordinaire

Literally, “ordinary wine”

Words nearby vin ordinaire

Vinny, Vinnytsia, vino, vino de pasto, vinometer, vin ordinaire, vinosity, vinous, vin rouge, Vinson, Vinson Massif

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How to use vin ordinaire in a sentence

His breakfast—the gaol-allowance of bread and vin ordinaire—was by his side.
My Lady Ludlow|Elizabeth Gaskell
The dinner was a simple one, consisting of soup, a joint, and two or three vegetables; the wines vin ordinaire and Burgundy.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete|General Philip Henry Sheridan
A few couples were beginning to gyrate among the fumes of spaghetti and vin ordinaire.
A Top-Floor Idyl|George van Schaick
The wine (vin ordinaire) sells here at six sous the bottle; it is poor in quality, yet by no means unpalatable.
Travels in France during the years 1814-1815|Archibald Alison

Wine (the vin ordinaire) is here at six sous, or three-pence the bottle.
Travels in France during the years 1814-1815|Archibald Alison

British Dictionary definitions for vin ordinaire

vin ordinaire

/ French (vɛ̃n ɔrdinɛr) /

noun plural vins ordinaires (vɛ̃z ɔrdinɛr)

cheap table wine, esp French

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