Obs. rare–1. [ad. Gr. ἐπιλήνιον (μέλος) (song) of the vintage, f. ἐπί + ληνός wine-vat.] A song in praise of wine; a drinking song.
1708. Motteux, Rabelais, V. xlv. Then she … made him sing an Epileny, inserted in the figure of the Bottle.
