vinaigrous
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French vinaigre (“vinegar”) + -ous.[1]
Adjective
[edit]vinaigrous (comparative more vinaigrous, superlative most vinaigrous)
- (archaic) vinegary
- 1837, Thomas Carlyle, “Lafayette”, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume I (The Bastille), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book VII (The Insurrection of Women), page 275:
- The fair Palace Dames publicly declare that this Lafayette, detestable though he be, is their saviour for once. Even the ancient vinaigrous Tantes admit it; […]
References
[edit]- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Vinaigrous, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 2 (V–Z), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 210, column 1.