grapel (grap)

[ME. grape, sometimes graap, a grape, also collectively in the sing., as graping. A dialectal (Scotch) form grope. They steek their een, an' grape an' wale For muckle anes, an' straught anes. Burns, Halloween. treatment in vogue in certain parts of France, Switzerland, Germany, and Tyrol, consisting in a more or le exclusive diet of grapes. grape-fern (grap'fern), n. A fern-like plant of the genus Botrychium: so called because the fructification somewhat resembles a cluster of grapes. grape-flower (grap'flou"èr), n. An old name for the grape-hyacinth, Muscari botryoides. grape-fruit (grap'fröt), n. The pomelo, a smaller variety of the shaddock, Citrus decu mana: so called in the markets of the northern cities of the United States, probably from its grape-like flavor. It is now succe fully cultivated in Florida. See pomelo, shaddock. grape-hyacinth (grap'hi"a-sinth), n. See hya cinth. tions in the steps and complicated turns. [U. 8.] II. a. Suited for grape-vines: an epithet applied to the poorer soil of Kentucky and Tenne ee. Bartlett; De Vere.