rhenish wine
1Rhenish — Rhen ish, a. [L. Rhenus the Rhine. ] Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; as, Rhenish wine. n. Rhine wine. [1913 Webster] …
2Rhenish Hesse — ( de. Rheinhessen) refers to the part of the former Grand Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt located west of the Rhine river and now part of Rhineland Palatinate. It is a hilly countryside largely devoted to vineyards, therefore it is also called the land… …
3Rhenish — of or belonging to the Rhine (esp. of wine), late 14c., from Anglo Fr. reneis (13c.), from M.L. Rhenensis, from Rhenus (see RHINE (Cf. Rhine)) …
4Rhenish — [ren′ish] adj. [< L Rhenus, Rhine + ISH: replacing ME Rinische < MHG rinisch < rin, Rhine] of the Rhine or the regions around it n. Now Rare RHINE WINE …
5Rhenish — adj. & n. adj. of the Rhine and the regions adjoining it. n. wine from this area. Etymology: ME rynis, rynisch etc., f. AF reneis, OF r(a)inois f. L Rhenanus f. Rhenus Rhine * * * rhenish obs. form of renish a …
6Rhenish — /ren ish/, adj. 1. of the river Rhine or the regions bordering on it. n. 2. Brit. See Rhine wine. [1325 75; < L Rhen(us) RHINE + ISH1; r. ME Rhinisch < OHG] * * * …
7Rhenish — 1. adjective of or relating to the river Rhine 2. noun wine from around Rhine …
8rhine wine — рейнвейн Rhine wine рейнское вино, рейнвейн Rhenish wine рейнское вино, рейнвейн …
9Rheinhessen (wine region) — Rheinhessen (in English often Rhine Hesse or Rhenish Hesse) is the largest of 13 German wine regions ( Anbaugebiete ) for quality wines ( QbA and Prädikatswein ) with over 26,000 hectares under cultivation. [ [http://www.wein.de/1459.0.html… …
10Rhine wine — noun any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany ( hock is British usage) • Syn: ↑Rhenish, ↑hock • Derivationally related forms: ↑Rhenish (for: ↑Rhenish) • Regions: ↑ …
