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Webster 1913 Edition


Grenadine

Grenˊa-dine′

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Noun.
[F.]
1.
A thin gauzelike fabric of silk or wool, for women’s wear.

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Grenadine

Grenadine

See also: grenadine

English

Adjective

Grenadine (comparative more Grenadine, superlative most Grenadine)

  1. Pertaining to the city of Grenada.
    • 2004, Robert Irwin, The Alhambra, Profile Books 2005, p. 180:
      In 1936, year of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Lorca gave a radio talk about how he regarded the contrast between the Nasrid palaces and that of Charles V as emblematic of the divide in contemporary Grenadine society.

grenadine

grenadine

See also: Grenadine

English

Noun

grenadine (plural grenadines)

  1. A cordial syrup made from pomegranates.
  2. A dilute drink made from such syrup.
  3. A thin gauzy fabric of silk or wool, used for women's clothing.
  4. (dated, formerly a trade name) A dyestuff consisting essentially of impure fuchsine.

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French

Etymology

grenade (pomegranate) + -ine

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁə.na.din/

Noun

grenadine f (plural grenadines)

  1. grenadine

Adjective

grenadine

  1. feminine singular of grenadin

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Italian

Adjective

grenadine

  1. feminine plural of grenadino

Noun

grenadine f

  1. plural of grenadina