a good wine
1good wine needs no bush — ► good wine needs no bush proverb there s no need to advertise or boast about something of good quality as people will always discover its merits. Main Entry: ↑wine …
2good wine needs no bush — A bunch of ivy was formerly the sign of a vintner’s shop. a 1430 J. LYDGATE Pilgrimage of Man (EETS) 1. 20415 And at tavernys (withoute wene [doubt]) Thys tooknys [signs] nor thys bowys grene..The wyn they mende nat. 1545 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ …
3good wine needs no bush — I see wine II proverb there s no need to advertise or boast about something of good quality as people will always discover its merits Origin: a bush was an innkeeper s sign, originally depicting a bunch of ivy used (in place of grape leaves) to… …
4good wine — fine wine, high quality wine …
5wine — ► NOUN 1) an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice. 2) a fermented alcoholic drink made from other fruits or plants. ● good wine needs no bush Cf. ↑good wine needs no bush ● wine and dine Cf. ↑wine and dine …
6Good — Good, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth.… …
7Good breeding — Good Good, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth …
8Good cheap — Good Good, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth …
9Good consideration — Good Good, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth …
10Good fellow — Good Good, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth …
