a. and sb. Chiefly poet. [ad. L. (vīnum) Falern-um.] = next.
1601. Holland, Pliny, I. 420. He likewise gaue away a largesse of wine as well Chian as Falern.
[1671. Milton, P. R., IV. 117. Their wines of Setia, Cales, and Falerne.]
1703. J. Philips, The Splendid Shilling, 34.
Whence flow nectareous wines, that well may vie | |
With Massic, Setin, or renownd Falern. |