winepress

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English wyne-presse, equivalent to wine + press.

She and hers had been trodden as grapes in the Hohenzollern Winepress. — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan
His backs, his winepress, his cellar, his casks, are all ready for that delicious liquor for which they are designed. — Eloisa : $b or, A series of original letters, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Will we too, like the cruel jews and the brutal soldiers, mock that gentle and compassionate Saviour Who trod alone for our sake the awful winepress of sorrow? — A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce

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