Gooseberry

gōōz′ber-i, n. the berry or fruit of a shrub of the same name.— Play gooseberry , to accompany lovers, ., for propriety. [Prof. Skeat says goose- is for grose- or groise- , which appears in O. Fr. groisele , grosele , gooseberry, Scot. gro art , from the Mid. High Ger. krus (Ger. kraus ), crisp, curled.]