Lewis & Short

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vīnĕus, a, um, adj. [vinum], made of or belonging to wine.

  1. I. Adj. (so very rare): latex, i. e. wine, Sol. 5 med.
  2. II. Subst.: vīnĕa, ae, f.
    1. A. A plantation of vines, a vineyard, Cic. Sen. 15, 54; id. Div. 1, 17, 31; id. Agr. 2, 25, 67; Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 50; Verg. G. 2, 390; Hor. S. 2, 4, 43; id. C. 3, 1, 29 al.
    2. B. A vine, Cato, R. R. 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 25; Col. 4, 10, 2; 4, 22, 5; id. Arb. 14; Phaedr. 4, 3, 1.
    3. C. In milit. lang., a kind of penthouse, shed, or mantlet, built like an arbor, for sheltering besiegers, Caes. B. G. 2, 12; 2, 30; 3, 21; 7, 17; Cic. Fam. 5, 4, 10; id. Phil. 8, 6, 17; Sil. 13, 110 al.; cf. Veg. Mil. 4, 15: sub vineam jacere dicuntur milites, cum astantibus centurionibus jacere coguntur sudes, Fest. s. v. sub, p. 311 Müll.