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, Grapple. ]
Grape borer. (Zool.)
Grape curculio (Zool.),
Grape flower,
Grape hyacinth (Bot.),
Grape fungus (Bot.),
Grape hopper (Zool.),
Grape moth (Zool.),
Grape of a cannon,
Grape sugar.
Grape worm (Zool.),
Sour grapes,
n.
. The shaddock. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Wanting grapes or the flavor of grapes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A building or inclosure used for the cultivation of grapes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Mil.) A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A seed of the grape. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus
☞ The common grapevine of the Old World is Vitis vinifera, and is a native of Central Asia. Another variety is that yielding small seedless grapes commonly called Zante currants. The northern