† ˈfinewy, a. Obs.
Also finnowy, vinnowy.
[f. finew n. + -y1.]
Mouldy. Hence ˈfinewiness.
| α 1722 Lisle Observ. Husb. (1757) 54 The moldiness and finnowyness of the grass. Ibid. 82 The seed-beans were finnowy. Ibid. Gloss., Finnowy, vinnowy, vinnewed, vinney, mouldy. |