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berried

American  
[ber-eed] / ˈbɛr id /

adjective

  1. covered with or yielding berries.

  2. of or like a berry; baccate.

  3. (of lobsters, crayfish, etc.) having eggs.


Etymology

Origin of berried

First recorded in 1785–95; berry + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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The floral arrangements used “English foliage — holly, berried ivy and red skimmia,” and the tree was to be recycled to be viewed by holiday visitors to Windsor.

From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2022

In fall, masses of winter pansies, ornamental kale and berried shrubs replace tender plantings in the massive window box and containers, while the trim boxwood hedges and clipped hollies carry the show throughout winter.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2021

Under this arrangement 2,365 "berried" lobsters were bought from the Maine fishermen by the U. S. Fish Commission.

From The Lobster Fishery of Maine Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899 by Cobb, John N. (John Nathan)

Now the childern be a-pryèn Roun' the berried bremble-bow, Zome a-laughèn, woone a-cryèn Vor the slent her frock do show.

From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William

Furnished with berries; consisting of a berry; baccate; as, a berried shrub.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

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