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
Vocabulary lists containing vinaceous
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.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
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.
From Birds in Town and Village by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
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.
From Bird Neighbors by Blanchan, Neltje
The pileus is convex to expanded, vinaceous cinnamon, to pinkish vinaceous or hazel in color.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
Forehead and underparts deep vinaceous pink; hindhead and nape ashy blue margined with dusky; base of bill coral, tip black.
From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.
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