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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


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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

He carried her shawl and parasol; she herself bearing a veritable armful of flowers, leaves, red berried sprigs, a tangle of richest color.

From At Fault by Kate Chopin

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 John N. (John Nathan) Cobb

It was the day I went to the circus, and you told me not to tell daddy the cat was deadn' berried.

From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole

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