"wineless" meaning in English

See wineless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English wynelesse; equivalent to wine + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wynelesse}} Middle English wynelesse, {{suffix|en|wine|less}} wine + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} wineless (not comparable)
  1. Without wine. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: vineless
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