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digress(dictionary)

tastevin (iou) and digress (iou)


tastevin (iou)



tastevin noun. Pl. pronounced same. M20.
[French tastevin, tate-vin Wine-taster.]
A small shallow (esp. silver) cup for tasting wines, of a type used in France. Also (Tastevin), a member of a French order or guild of Wine-tasters.

digress (iou)



digress verb intrans. E16.
[Latin digress- pa. ppl stem of digredi, from di- DI-1 + gradi proceed, step, from gradus a step.]
Deviate from an allegiance, standard, course of action, etc. E16-E17.
Depart from the main or the intended subject in speech or Writing, esp. temporarily. E16.
P. Ackroyd But I digress into matters which no longer concern me.
Go aside from or from one's course; deviate; stray. M16.
C. Lamb I digress into Soho, to explore a bookstall.
Infringe a law or moral standard. M16-M17.
digresser noun M17.
digressingly adverb by way of digression M19.