vindemiation

English

Etymology

Latin vindemiatio.

Noun

vindemiation (usually uncountable, plural vindemiations)

1. (obsolete) The gathering of grapes or honeycomb.
   • 1609, Charles Butler, The Feminine Monarchy:

     Of the fruit and profit of Bees: Wherein is shewed first the Vindemiation or taking of Combes.

References

• “vindemiation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.