Dried+grape

  • 51raisin — n. a partially dried grape. Derivatives: raisiny adj. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L racemus grape bunch …

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  • 52currant — [14] Etymologically, currants are grapes from ‘Corinth’. In the Middle Ages Corinth, in Greece, exported small dried grapes of current 146 particularly high quality, which became known in Old French as raisins de Corinthe ‘grapes of Corinth’.… …

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  • 53currant — [14] Etymologically, currants are grapes from ‘Corinth’. In the Middle Ages Corinth, in Greece, exported small dried grapes of particularly high quality, which became known in Old French as raisins de Corinthe ‘grapes of Corinth’. This phrase… …

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  • 54Delphinium Staphysagria — Stavesacre Staves a cre (st[=a]vz [=a] k[ e]r), n. [Corrupted from NL. staphis agria, Gr. stafi s dried grape + a grios wild.] (Bot.) A kind of larkspur ({Delphinium Staphysagria}), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They… …

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  • 55Stavesacre — Staves a cre (st[=a]vz [=a] k[ e]r), n. [Corrupted from NL. staphis agria, Gr. stafi s dried grape + a grios wild.] (Bot.) A kind of larkspur ({Delphinium Staphysagria}), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a …

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  • 56Raisin (disambiguation) — Raisin can refer to: *Raisin, a dried grape * Raisin (musical), the musical version of the play A Raisin in the Sun , written by Lorraine Hansberry * Raisins (South Park episode), a South Park episode *Raisin Township, Michigan …

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  • 57raisin — noun A dried grape …

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  • 58aril — ar·il (arґil) [L. arillus dried grape] an accessory covering or appendage of seeds …

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  • 59currant — cur|rant [ˈkʌrənt US ˈkə:r ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: raison of Coraunte raisin of Corinth (14 17 centuries), from Corinth city and area in Greece] 1.) a small dried ↑grape used especially in baking cakes →↑raisin, sultana ↑sultana 2.) a small …

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  • 60raisin — rai|sin [ reızn ] noun count a dried GRAPE …

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