berried

adjective

ber·​ried ˈber-ēd How to pronounce berried (audio)
ˈbe-rēd
1
: having or covered with berries
berried shrubs
2
: bearing eggs
a berried lobster

Examples of berried in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Getty Images Guests from Sienna Miller (in Schiaparelli Haute Couture) to Princess Eugenie of Wales posed for photographs in front of a sprawling flower wall of 20,000 roses, tucked into 26-foot tall hedges of local berried English ivy, that scaled up the facade of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023 And now, all these years later, there are many named forms including both yellow and orange berried cultivars. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2021 The result is a refreshing style of Malbec that has all the deep, brooding, full-flavored characteristics associated with the varietal, but in a much lighter weight with a hint of berried sweetness, and it can be served with a full chill. Amanda Schuster, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021 Toxquí One Hundred Year Old Zinfandel — concentrated, herbal and deeply berried. Sara Schneider, SFChronicle.com, 11 Aug. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of berried was in 1657

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“Berried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/berried. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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