moldy cask

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• wine — wineless, adj. winish, adj. /wuyn/, n., adj., v., wined, wining. n. 1. the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and… …   Universalium

• fusty — adjective (fustier; est) Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English foisted, foist musty, from foist wine cask, from Anglo French fust, fuist wood, tree trunk, cask, from Medieval Latin fustis Date: 14th century 1. British impaired by age… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fusty — [fus′tē] adj. fustier, fustiest [< fust, a musty smell < Early ModE, a cask (ME foist) < OFr cask, orig. tree trunk < L fustis, wooden stick] 1. smelling stale or stuffy; musty; moldy 2. not up to date; old fashioned; conservative… …   English World dictionary

• fusty — fustily, adv. fustiness, n. /fus tee/, adj., fustier, fustiest. 1. having a stale smell; moldy; musty: fusty rooms that were in need of a good airing. 2. old fashioned or out of date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like: They still live in… …   Universalium