tears of wine

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tears of wine

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plural, plural only A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent changes in surface tension; an example of the Marangoni effect.
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@misc{tears_of_wine_2026,
  title = {tears of wine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tears%20of%20wine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}