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VINET.
a. 14«7 rattoK Ltll. II. 336 For viij hole vynets, .. prise
the >-}neU, xiid. Item, for xxj demi vynets. 1573 ^''^ !
Limming (1588) s Trace all thy letters, and set thy Vinels
or flo»Tes, and then thy imagery, if thou wilt make any. ^
"579 Fl-l-'O! Confut. Sanders 691 Commonly such super- 1
fluous viniies (I trowe they call them) bee not set to, vntill
they presse the whole leafe. l6i« Peacham Centl. Exen.
I. XV, (i634> 47 You may, if you list, draw..any kinde of
wilde traile or vinet after your owne invention. xSj^Star'
CJutmSer Dtcm cone. Printing 11 July §0 That no person
shall hereafter print ..\-p6n any booke or books, the name,
title, markeorvinnet of the Company or SocietyofStationers. ,
3. 1584 Star Ckamftr Decree Printers >, Stat. (1863) 10
'that everie founder of letter, cutter and pocher, be likewise
bound not to cast any letter, vineyet, mark, singing notes,
or such like. 1611 Cotcr, Vignettes, Vignets; branches, or
branch-like borders, or flourishes, in painting or Ingraverie.
b. An ornamental border on a p.ige.
i«30 Brathwait Eng. Cenllem. Draught of Frontisp.,
Upon the other Border or Venet of the Picture, is presented
a Summer Arbour. lhid~, In the middle betwixt the Venets,
is the Portraiture of a comely Personage.
3. An ornamental title-page or similar production
containing various syitibolical designs or figures.
156a Leigh Armorie (heading). The Description of the
Viniet with the circumstaunce thereof, contayned in the
fyrst Page of the booke. 1570 FoxE ^. * .it/.(ed. 2) I. 688/2
Certaine there were which resorted to him, of whom some
were drawers for his petygree and vyniet. 16*5 F. Markiiam
Bk. Honour IV. iii. § 3 Prudence.. is to be esteemed aboue
all other Vertues : for Philosophy cals it the Guide, .tnd our
Heraulds make it the first in the Vinet.
Hence t Vlnettlng (vignetting) vbl. si. Ohs.
1611 CoTGK. , rignetteiiieiil, a vignetting; a bordering, or
flourishing with the branches of Vines, or other plants.
t Vinet 2. Obs.—^ In5vynet(te. [(. L. vTnea.'\
= ViXEA.
1408 tr. I'egetins' -Art War iv. xv. (MS. Digby 233) fol.
120/2 The vynet [MS. Land vynette] is a gynne of werr &
framed of li^t tymber.
Vineter, variant of Vinter.
Vi'lie-tree. Also 4 vintre, 4-5 vyntro, 4-6
vyne-tree (5-6 Sc. wyne-). [Vine sb."] A tree
of the genus / 'itis bearing grains. Alsoyff.
A 1300 Cursor M, 7159 Arid sua hair corns did he brin,
(air oliues, wit ))air vinlres. a 134a Hamtole Psalter
cxxviL 3 pi wife as vynlre haboundand in sides of \i house.
c I37S Sc. Leg. Saints vi. (T/ioiiias) 401 Ensampil tane ma
be suRiciandly be |>e wyne-tre. 1483 Cat/i. Aug/. 402/1 A
vyne tree, argitis.firopago, vitis. 1501 A cc. Ld. High Treas.
Scot. \\. 105 To the Fianch man that set the wyne treis in ]
Strivelin, xiiijs. 1576 Fleming Panopl. Kpist. 336 The |
Vinelree hath yeelded her purple grapes, by clusters. l6oi |
Holland Pliny I. 519 The manner how to graffe a Vine ;
tree. 16*4 Fisher in F. White Repl. 340 The Saints being
but branches of Christ lesus, the true Vinelree. 1786 G.
Frazer f alio/ Man 136 Vou will be as a fruitful vine-tree.
1786 Abercrombie Arrangem. 43 in Card. Assist., Kver.
green Frees and Shrubs, Proper for. .shrubberies, . . &c. (include).
.Vine tree, winged leaved. 1813 Q. Kev. IX. 159
Oft to mark, with curiouseye. If the vine tree's time be nigh.
•)• Vinetry. Obs.—'^ [App.f. Vinet 1-h-rt.] Or-
nament, decor.ition. In quot. fig.
l6a»PEACiiAM Couifl. Cent. 43 First your hearer coveteth
to have his desire satisfied with matter, ere he looketh upon
the form or vinetrle of words, which many times fall in of
themselves to matter well contrived.
t Vrnew, sh. Obs. Also 6 viuue, 7 vinow, 8
vinnow. [var. of Finew sb. Cf. mod. Hampshire
dial. vinny.'\ Mould, mouUliness.
1538 Elyot, Mttcor, fylth, vinue, suche as is on bred or
meate longe kept. 1601 Holland Pliny II. 9 If it were
not thus well followed, soone would it catch a vinow, begin
to putrifie (elc.|. 1706 Phillips (cd. Kersey), Vincw,
.Mouldiness, Hoariness, Mustiness. a I7»a Lisle Hush.
(1757) 303 Two sorts of vinnow on cheese, one in the nature
of mouldiness, or long downy vinnow, not blue.
+ Vi'liew, 1). Obs. Also 6 venu-, 6-7 vinow.
[var. of Finew v. Cf. mod. Som. and Dev. dial.
vinny^ intr. To grow mouldy.
1570 FoxE A. ff M. (ed. 2) III. 2250/2 Which bread doth
vinow, and mice oftentimes doe"eate it. 1581 [see Finew 7>.\.
1601 Holland Pliny I. 364 Soone it vinoweth and catcheth
a kind of inustiiies.
Hence + Vi-newing vbl. sb.
ISS» Csee FiNEwiNC ibl. sb.\ 1563 Cooper Thesaurus,
Mucor, filthe : vinewynge : hoai encsse. 1^80 Hollvband
Treas. Fr. Tong, Mucilage, venuing, hoarmesse.
+ Vinewed, a. Obs. Also 6 venued, vynued,
uinewed, 7 vinnewd, vinowed, vinnow'd. [1.
ViNKW sb. or V. Cf. FlMEWED a. and ViNiJiEDa.]
Moulded, mouldy.
1538 Elvot, Afucidus, fy\i\iy : vinewed. iS58WARDElr.
Alexis' Seer. (1580) 103 You must take first of the saied
paste, that is not mouldie, vinewed or putrified. _ 1574
Newton Health Mag. 55 Sweete Almonds .. decline to
mo>*sture, unlesse they be vinewed and restie for then they
are drye. 1576 — Lemnie's Complex. (1633^ 179 Such a
like hoary downe, or uinewed mouldinesse. i6ox Holland
Pliny I. 530 It it be let alone,, .(the vine] would proove to
be slender, vinewed, leane, and poore. 1654 Gavton Pleas.
Notes III. it 71 Like a mouldy Cheese, where three parts
are blew and vinnow'd. 1668 WiLKlNS Real Char. 70
Mould, Horiness, Vinnewd.
fig. 160a (see FiNEwED a,\
Hence t Vi newedneBS, Obs. rare.
1565 Cooper Thesaurus, Situs, . .horenesse : mouldinesse :
vinewednesse. 161X Cotgr., C//(»»x/m«