adjective
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of, relating to, or containing wine
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having a colour suggestive of red wine
Etymology
Origin of vinaceous
From the Latin word vīnāceus, dating back to 1680–90. See wine, -aceous
Example Sentences
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Description.—Above pale brown; wings and tail black; bend of wing white; wing-coverts like the back: beneath pale vinaceous; bill and feet black: whole length 8·0 inches, wing 5·0, tail 3·5.
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Male—Upper parts dull brown, streaked with lighter on edges and tinged with pink or vinaceous; darkest on back of head, neck, shoulders, and nearest the tail.
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Coloration essentially as in Lepus callotis except that nape is plain buff, without a trace of black, and upper parts paler, more vinaceous buff.
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The pileus is convex to expanded, vinaceous cinnamon, to pinkish vinaceous or hazel in color.
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And this quality forms his chief attraction; it is more to the mind than his lifted crest and bright eyes, his fine vinaceous brown and the patch of sky-blue on his wings.
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