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Wanting grapes or the flavor of grapes.

A building or inclosure used for the cultivation of grapes.

gs, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags.

A seed of the grape.

e genus Vitis, having small green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called grapes.

of letters or lines. The finger of God hath left an inscription upon all his works, not graphical, or composed of letters. Sir T. Browne.

In a graphic manner; vividly.

The quality or state of being graphic.

The art or the science of drawing; esp. of drawing according to mathematical rules, as in perspective, projection, and the like.

See Graphoscope.

pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead. Graphite battery (Elec.), a voltaic battery consisting of zinc and carbon in sulphuric acid, or other exciting liquid.

Pertaining to, containing, derived from, or resembling, graphite. Graphitic acid (Chem.), an organic acid, so called because obtained by the oxidation of graphite; -- usually called mellitic acid. -- Graphitic carbon, in iron or steel, that portion of the carbon which is present as graphite. Raymond.…

Resembling graphite or plumbago.

Any species of slate suitable to be written on.

The art of judging of a person's character, disposition, and aptitude from his handwriting.

A kind of photograph.

An optical instrument for magnifying engravings, photographs, etc., usually having one large lens and two smaller ones.

of writing or describing; also, the writing or description itself; a treatise; as, calligraphy, biography, geography.

flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also grapline, and crapnel.

To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.