zantehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zante_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZante, n.
First published 1921; not fully revised

Zantenoun

  1. 1615–
    Used attributively in the names of certain products (see quots.); also short for Zante wine, wood, etc.
    1. 1615
      Phisick and Surgery helps... Zant-oyle.
      E. Sharpe, Britaines Busse sig. C2
    2. 1825
      Claret. Zante. Malmsey Madeira.
      W. Weldon, Chemistry 560
    3. 1835
      A black juicy berry resembling the Zante grape.
      Rec. General Science vol. 1 387
    4. 1843
      Zante, or Young Fustic, from the Mediterranean, is a species of sumach, (Rhus Cotinus).
      C. Holtzapffel, Turning & Mechanical Manipulation vol. I. 110
    5. 1858
      Zante-wood, a name for the Rhus Cotinus and for the Chloroxylon Swietenia.
      P. L. Simmonds, Dictionary of Trade Products

Zante, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

Zante, n. was last modified in June 2024.