grapes

/ (ɡreɪps) /

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(functioning as singular) vet science archaic an abnormal growth, resembling a bunch of grapes, on the fetlock of a horse

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How to use grapes in a sentence

Enforcement of U.S Code, Title VII, Chapter 25A “Export Standards for Grapes and Plums” remains fully funded, thank goodness.
Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving|P. J. O’Rourke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If a Champagne is made only with the black grapes, it is called blanc de noirs, or “white from red.”
Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong|Kayleigh Kulp|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When you think of what it takes to make your favorite spirit, ingredients like grapes, barley, or herbs probably come to mind.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They have putrid California grapes for eyes, puffed-out cheeks of spoiled plums, sweltered eggplant lips.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

On the one hand it can bless you with exceptional land for growing grapes.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards|Clive Irving|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This damage to grapes would not, however, be much felt in Guernsey, as all the grapes are protected by orchard-houses.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
Staphylococci are commonly grouped in clusters, often compared to bunches of grapes (Fig. 113).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
His cheeks were the color of crushed grapes, and his dusky eyes glowed with a languishing fire.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
A boat landed on the south-westernmost islet, and found it inhabited only by birds, but clothed with shrubs and wild grapes.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
He observes, also, that these grapes degenerate in the south, but do well in the north in dry and stony soil.
The Art of Drinking|Georg Gottfried Gervinus

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