1.
[syn: Rhine wine, Rhenish, hock]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it;
- Example: "Rhenish wines tend to be sweet"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rhenish \Rhen"ish\, a. [L. Rhenus the Rhine. ]
Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; as, Rhenish wine. -- n.
Rhine wine.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Rhenish
adj 1: of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent
to it; "Rhenish wines tend to be sweet"
n 1: any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in
Germany (`hock' is British usage) [syn: Rhine wine,
Rhenish, hock]