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vin ordinaire
[ van nawr-dee-ner ]
noun
, French.
, plural vins or·di·naires [va, n, zaw, r, -dee-, ner].
- inexpensive table wine, usually of unspecified origin.
vin ordinaire
/ vɛ̃n ɔrdinɛr /
noun
- cheap table wine, esp French
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vin ordinaire1
Literally, “ordinary wine”
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Example Sentences
His breakfast—the gaol-allowance of bread and vin ordinaire—was by his side.
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The dinner was a simple one, consisting of soup, a joint, and two or three vegetables; the wines vin ordinaire and Burgundy.
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A few couples were beginning to gyrate among the fumes of spaghetti and vin ordinaire.
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The wine (vin ordinaire) sells here at six sous the bottle; it is poor in quality, yet by no means unpalatable.
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Wine (the vin ordinaire) is here at six sous, or three-pence the bottle.
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