‖ vin rouge
(vɛ̃ ruʒ)
[Fr., f. as vin + rouge a.]
a. French red wine; = rouge n.1 6.
| 1917 A. G. Empey Over Top 313 Vin rouge, French red wine made from vinegar and red ink. 1922 E. E. Cummings Enormous Room vii. 169 A good deal of color in his cheeks and a good deal of vin rouge in his guts. 1931 E. Linklater Juan in America ii. iv. 79 Rumors of a Chianti racket or a corner in vin rouge are obviously premature. 1960 Guardian 31 Dec. 5/3 The working [French] man drinks..at each meal..a litre of vin rouge ordinaire. 1980 L. St. Clair Obsessions iv. 105 A bottle of vin rouge and two glasses. |
b. In joc. or illit. form. Cf. vin blanc 2. (In quot., Mil. slang.)
| 1919 [see vin blanc 2]. |