elderberryn.
The fruit of the elder. Also attributive in elderberry-wine.
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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > berry > [noun] > other berries
hedge-berry1607
elderberry1625
ramble-berry1658
cloudberry1743
Indian pear1796
bluet1812
squawberry1829
pigface1830
wax-berry1835
quandong1836
strawberry guava1901
bead-berry1923
squash-berry1935
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > edible berries > other berries
blueberry1594
hedge-berry1607
elderberry1625
huckleberry1670
bearberry1677
cloudberry1743
baked apple1750
pembina1760
service1785
honeyberry1787
nub-berry1794
bluet1812
noop1817
squawberry1829
quandong1836
miro1838
strawberry guava1901
squash-berry1935
tayberry1977
tummelberry1984
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > non-grape and home-made wines > [noun] > elderberry wine
ebulum1713
elder-wine1735
elderberry-wine1841
1625 Althorp MS. in J. N. Simpkinson Washingtons Introd. 62 Surrop of elderberries.
1777 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, quarto) IV. v. 12 The ova..become..almost as large as ripe elder berries.
1841 S. Warren Ten Thousand a Year 84/1 Cowslip, currant, ginger, or elderberry wine.
Derivatives
ˈelderberriness n. used as a mock title, after highness, etc.Apparently an isolated use.
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > mock title
sir1362
Mas'1575
gallantship1579
elderberriness1589
excelsitude1599
bellyship1600
rascalship1605
madamship1620
muttonship1632
merchantshipa1640
minxshipa1640
prerogativeship1645
fairship1647
mayorship1648
his tallness1656
curship1663
goodyship1663
Mamamouchi1672
lowness1687
ghostship?1689
lairdship1715
grandship1747
supremacy1766
honourableship1767
beautyship1772
gravityship1772
titularity1777
lordship1800
ethereality1806
elegancy1819
king1823
accidency1830
transparency1844
1589 Pappe with Hatchet (1844) 27 His Elderberines..is..like an elderberrie.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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