GRAPE  , the See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit of the See also:

• VINE

vine (q.v.) . The word is adopted from the O . Fr. grape, mod. grappe, bunch or cluster of See also:

• FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

flowers or fruit, grappes de See also:

• RAISIN (Fr. raisin, grape; Lat. racemes)

raisin, bunch of grapes . The See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French word meant properly a See also:

• HOOK, JAMES CLARKE (1819-1907)
• HOOK, THEODORE EDWARD (1788-1841)
• HOOK, WALTER FARQUHAR (1798-1875)

hook; cf . M.H.G. krapfe, Eng . " grapnel," and " See also:

• CRAMP
• CRAMP, CHARLES HENRY (1828— )

cramp." The development of meaning seems to be vine-hook, cluster of grapes cut with a hook, and thence in See also:

• ENGLISH

English a single grape of a cluster . The projectile called " grape " or " grape-shot," formerly used with smooth-See also:

• BORE

bore See also:

• ORDNANCE (a syncopated form of " ordinance " or " ordonnance," so spelt in this sense since the 17th century)

ordnance, took its name from its See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general resemblance to a bunch of grapes . It consisted of a number of spherical bullets (heavier than those of the See also:

• CON

con-temporary See also:

• MUSKET (Fr. mousquet, Ger. Muskete, &c.)

musket) arranged in layers separated by thin See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron plates, a See also:

• BOLT

bolt passing through the centre of the plates binding the whole together . On being discharged the projectile delivered the bullets in a shower somewhat after the See also:

• FASHION (adapted from Fr. facon, agon, Lat. factio, making, facere, to do or make)

fashion of See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case-shot .