berried

English

Verb

berried

1. simple past and past participle of berry

Adjective

berried (comparative more berried, superlative most berried)

1. Bearing berries.
   • 1913, D. H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, Penguin 2006, p. 104:

     The kissing-bunch, of berried holly hung with bright and glittering things, spun slowly over Mrs Morel's head as she trimmed her little tarts in the kitchen.

   • 2013, David Williams, A Little Course in Wine Tasting (page 44)

     This style of wine uses small-berried, thick-skinned grapes which produce less juice than those used for crisp white wines, but with more concentration and weight.

2. Consisting of a berry; baccate.

   a berried shrub

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