Grape — Grape, n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. {Agraffe}, {Cramp}, {Grapnel} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grape — mid 13c., from O.Fr. grape bunch of grapes, grape (12c.), probably a back formation from graper steal; grasp; catch with a hook; pick (grapes), from a Frankish word, from P.Gmc. *krappon hook (Cf. M.Du. crappe, O.H.G. krapfo hook; also see CRAMP… … Etymology dictionary
grape — [grāp] n. [ME grap, replacing earlier winberie (see WINE & BERRY) < OFr grape, bunch of grapes < graper, to gather with a hook < Frank * krappo (OHG chrapfo), a hook: for IE base see CRADLE] 1. any of various small, round, smooth skinned … English World dictionary
grape — [greıp] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: crape, grape hook, bunch of grapes ] one of a number of small round green or purple fruits that grow together on a ↑vine. Grapes are often used for making wine ▪ a bunch of grapes ▪ grape juice … Dictionary of contemporary English
grape — grape; grape·less; grape·let; … English syllables
grape — ► NOUN 1) a green, purple, or black berry growing in clusters on a vine, eaten as fruit and used in making wine. 2) (the grape) informal wine. DERIVATIVES grapey adjective. ORIGIN Old French, bunch of grapes , probably from grap hook (used in… … English terms dictionary
grape — [ greıp ] noun count * a small green or purple fruit that grows in BUNCHES on a VINE, often used for making wine => SOUR GRAPES … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grape — sb., n (grapefrugt) … Dansk ordbog
Grape — This article is about the fruits of the genus Vitis. For the European grapevine, see Vitis vinifera. For other uses, see Grape (disambiguation). White table grapes Grapes, purple or green … Wikipedia
grape — grapelike, adj. /grayp/, n. 1. the edible, pulpy, smooth skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made. 2. any vine bearing this fruit. 3. a dull, dark, purplish red color. 4. grapes, (used … Universalium
GRAPE — For the Tokyo University supercomputer, see Gravity Pipe. GRAPE, or GRAphics Programming Environment is a software development environment for mathematical visualization, especially differential geometry and continuum mechanics.The term graphical … Wikipedia
