Definition of Gooseberries

1. Noun. (plural of gooseberry) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gooseberries

1. gooseberry [n] - See also: gooseberry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gooseberries

goose flesh
goose grease
goose is cooked
goose liver
goose parvovirus
goose pimple
goose pimples
goose plum
goose skin
goose step
goose up
goose viral hepatitis
goose wing
goose wings
gooseberries (current term)
gooseberry bush
gooseberry family
gooseberry rust
gooseberrying
gooseberrylike
goosebump
goosebumps
goosebumpy
goosecap
goosecaps
goosecoid
goosecreekite
goosed

Literary usage of Gooseberries

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Cookery, for Private Families: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice by Eliza Acton (1860)
"I well stirred ; then for six pounds of the gooseberries, add two SEC s half of good roughly-powdered sugar; boil these together ..."

2. Foods by Edward Smith (1876)
"82-25 3'58 0-570 Apricots Currants and gooseberries are amongst our most useful ... gooseberries Small red Yellow . Large red Currants ite . large red . ..."

3. The Suburban Horticulturist: Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and by John Claudius Loudon (1842)
"gooseberries and currants require an open airy situation, and a cool moist loamy soil. 'Raspberries prefer a situation somewhat shaded, as in a west or east ..."

4. A History of the Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing the Physiology of Plants, with by William Rhind (1857)
"In England, the Lancashire gooseberries are the finest in appearance. ... The yellow gooseberries have, in general, a more rich and vinous flavour than the ..."

5. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"To keep gooseberries. Before they become too large, let them be gathered, ... Put as many gooseberries into a large sieve as will lie at the bottom without ..."

6. The Horticulturist; Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon, Loudon (Jane) (1849)
"gooseberries and currants are frequently planted as espaliers or dwarfs along the margins of ... gooseberries and currants require an open airy situation, ..."

7. The Young Lady's Book: A Manual of Amusements, Exercises, Studies, and Pursuits by Matilda Anne Planche Mackarness (1888)
"gooseberries IN CREAM. Put into a brass skillet three-quarters of a pint of full-grown green gooseberries, half a pint of cold water, and three-quarters of ..."

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