ɡreɪp n. 1 a
berry (usu.
green,
purple, or black) growing in clusters on a
vine, used as
fruit and in
making wine. 2 (prec. by the) colloq. wine. 3 =
GRAPESHOT. 4 (in pl.) a
diseased growth like a
bunch of grapes on
the pastern of a
horse etc., or on a pleura in
cattle. øgrape
hyacinth any liliaceous plant of the
genus Muscari,
with clusters of usu. blue flowers. grape-sugar
dextrose. øøgrapey adj. (also grapy). [ME f. OF grape bunch of grapes prob. f. graper
gather (grapes) f. grap(p)e
hook, ult. f. Gmc]