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Brewer's: Grapes
The grapes are sour. You disparage it because it is beyond your reach. The allusion is to the well-known fable of the fox, which tried in vain to get at some grapes, but when he found they…Sour Grapes
Director/Writer:Larry DavidDirector of Photography:Victor HammerEditor:Priscilla Nedd-FriendlyProduction Designer:Charles RosenProducer:Laurie LennardCastle Rock; R; 91 minutesRelease:4/…grape
(Encyclopedia) grape, common name for the Vitaceae, a family of mostly climbing shrubs, widespread in tropical and subtropical regions and extending into the temperate zones. The woody vines, or…The Devil's Dictionary: Grape
by Ambrose Bierce GRAMMARGRAPESHOTGRAPE -n. Hail noble fruit! — by Homer sung, Anacreon and Khayyam; Thy praise is ever on the tongue Of better men than I am. The lyre…Brewer's: Sour Grapes
Things despised because they are beyond our reach. Many men of low degree call titles and dignities “sour grapes;” and men of no parts turn up their noses at literary honours. The phrase…vineyard
(Encyclopedia) vineyard, land on which cultivation of the grape—known as viticulture—takes place. As many as 40 varieties of grape, Vitis vinifera, are known. The few that grow wild are generally not…vine
(Encyclopedia) vine, climbing plant or trailing plant. The grape is often called “the vine.” See also liana.grape hyacinth
(Encyclopedia) grape hyacinth, any plant of the genus Muscari of the family Liliaceae (lily family), low plants with dense spikelike clusters of small, nodding flowers that are usually deep blue. Of…Chávez, César Estrada
(Encyclopedia) Chávez, César EstradaChávez, César Estradasāˈsär āsträˈᵺä shäˈvĕz [key], 1927–93, American agrarian labor leader, b. near Yuma, Ariz. A migrant worker, he became involved (1952) in the…phylloxera
(Encyclopedia) phylloxeraphylloxerafĭlŏkˈsĭrə [key], small, sap-eating, greenish insect of the genus Phylloxera, closely related to the aphid. Phylloxeras feed on leaves and roots, and many species…Trending
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