Meanings
nounwine stone (plural wine stones)
plural wine stones
- A kind of crust deposited in wine casks; crystals of tartrate. They are considered harmless.
Synonyms: wine diamond
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of crust deposited in wine casks; crystals of tartrate. They are considered harmless.
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wine stone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wine%20stone
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“wine stone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wine%20stone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wine stone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wine%20stone.
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