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Vintage vs Former - What's the difference?

vintage | former |

As nouns the difference between vintage and former

is that vintage is the yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season while former is someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.

As adjectives the difference between vintage and former

is that vintage is (attributively) of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage while former is previous.

As a verb vintage

is to harvest (grapes).

vintage

English

(wikipedia vintage)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
  • Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.
  • The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.
  • The year or place in which something is produced.

    • Derived terms

    * make vintage

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (attributively) Of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage.
  • (attributively) Having an enduring appeal; high-quality, classic (such as video or computer games from the 1980s and early 1990s, or old magazines, etc.).
  • (attributively) Of a motor car, built between the years 1919 and (usually) 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA) .
  • Of a watch, produced between the years 1870 and 1980.

    • Derived terms

    * non-vintage, nonvintage * post-vintage thoroughbred * rack vintage * unvintaged * vintage audio * vintage base ball * vintage car * vintage chocolate * vintage clothing * vintage dance * vintage guitar * vintage jewellery, vintage jewelry * vintage model * vintager * vintage snowmobiling * vintage spring * vintage time * vintage wine * vintage year

    Verb

    (vintag)
  • To harvest (grapes).
  • To make (wine) from grapes.

    • Derived terms

    * vintaging

    See also

    * classic * veteran

    External links

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    former

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) former, comparative of . Parallel to (m) (via Latin), as comparative form from same Proto-Indo-European root. Related to (m) and (m) (thence (m)), from Proto-Germanic.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Previous.
  • :
  • *
  • *:At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
  • (senseid) First of aforementioned two items. Used with the , often without a noun.
  • :
    • Synonyms
    * (previous) anterior, erstwhile, previous, prior, quondam, ex- * See also
    Antonyms
    * latter

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
    • Dave was the former of the company.
  • An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.
    • ''The brick arch was built using a wooden former .
  • (chiefly, British, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).
    • ''Fifth-former
    Sixth-former .
    Derived terms
    * pan former

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