red wine
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- noun
- /rɛd waɪn/
- Would you recommend the red wine or the white?
- ounces of red wine
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- And that one smells of fresh apple juice, red wine, and refreshing apple fragrance.
- Somebody tweeted sweet red wine is starting to explode in the US.
- A nice glass of red wine, all right, could be good for you.
- So if you don't like coffee, you don't often like red wine as much as white wine.
- I don't know if you split your pants or you get a big red wine stain right on the front of a white dress.
- Had a little too much red wine and I forgot about the blog for a second.
- He orders red wine with Seoul and immediately Bond knows Russian spy.
Examples
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Would you like to share a bottle of red wine with dinner tonight?
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Charles ordered a red wine; I asked for a glass of white.
Fiction book (1997) -
A nice glass of red wine, all right, could be good for you.
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Very traditional, I know, but actually I like red wine, not white wine.
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A glass of red wine for me and a glass of white wine for the lady.
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Shall we get some red wine for tonight to enjoy with our roast?
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After a while, Rachel went to find a bottle of red wine for dinner.
Fiction book (1996) -
M. Cottier is busy trying to choose the proper red wine to serve with the meal.
Fiction book (1995) -
Benjamin is seated at a small table set for three with glasses of red wine and silverware.
Fiction book (1995) -
After a long day, she enjoyed a glass of red wine on the patio.
Synonyms
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An alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of grapes or other fruits
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A red grape and the dry red wine made from it
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A red wine often strong and good with steak
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A red wine made in the Burgundy region of France
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A type of red wine or the dark grape used to make it, originally from Bordeaux
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A red wine or the grape used to make it
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A red wine from the Burgundy area of France or a similar wine made elsewhere
A dry red wine from Bordeaux or made in the same style elsewhere
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Morphology
The meaning 'wine with a red color' is directly and transparently derived from combining the adjective 'red' (a color) with 'wine' (an alcoholic beverage). This adjective + noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The name red wine comes from how the drink gets its color: when dark grape skins stay in the juice, they turn the liquid red. So red describes the color of the wine, and the phrase means 'wine with a red color'.