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firstripe

firstripe adjective: of fruit, the earliest to ripen; the freshest.

Adjective

firstripe (comparative more firstripe, superlative most firstripe)

  1. (archaic) Of fruit, the earliest to ripen; the freshest.
    • Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Micah 7:1

Forms of firstripe

comparativemore firstripe
superlativemost firstripe

Origin of firstripe

From first + ripe.

Questions about firstripe

What does firstripe mean?
Firstripe means of fruit, the earliest to ripen; the freshest.
What part of speech is firstripe?
Firstripe is an adjective.

Words near firstripe in the dictionary

  1. firstlings
  2. firstly
  3. firstmost
  4. FirstName BunchOfNumbers
  5. firstness
  6. firstripe
  7. firsts
  8. firsts among equals
  9. firsts and lasts
  10. firstspace
  11. firth

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