viny

[ vahy-nee ]

/ ˈvaɪ ni /

of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling vines: viny tendrils.

abounding in or producing vines: a viny region.

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First recorded in 1560–70; vine + -y¹

Viny

[ vahy-nee ]

/ ˈvaɪ ni /

a female given name.

Mildred noted the number of plates set on, and saw that Viny had counted herself in with the rest.
Mildred Keith|Martha Finley
Viny took it and left, and they hardly knew whether to be glad or sorry.
Mildred Keith|Martha Finley
The attack we have described was on a front from Viny, west of the city, to La Pompelle, and approximately fourteen miles.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII)|Various
And they don't have no tea nor coffee for dinner, Viny says.
Mildred Keith|Martha Finley

To garland that viny strip in Lola's locks was beyond Jane's power.
A Prairie Infanta|Eva Wilder Brodhead