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Webster 1913 Edition
Ripe
Ripe
(rīp)
, Noun.
[L.
ripa
.] The bank of a river.
[Obs.]
Ripe
(rīp)
, Adj.
[
Com
par.
Riper
(rīp′ẽr)
; sup
erl.
Ripest
.] [AS.
rīpe
; akin to OS. rīpi
, D. rijp
, G. rief
, OHG. rīft
; cf. AS. rīp
harvest, rīpan
to reap. Cf. Reap
.] 1.
Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature; – said of fruits, seeds, etc.;
as,
. ripe
grainSo mayst thou live, till, like
Into thy mother’s lap.
ripe
fruit, thou dropInto thy mother’s lap.
Milton.
2.
Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow;
as,
ripe
cheese; ripe
wine.3.
Having attained its full development; mature; perfected; consummate.
“Ripe courage.” Chaucer.
He was a scholar, and a
ripe
and good one. Shakespeare
4.
Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; – said of sores, tumors, etc.
5.
Ready for action or effect; prepared.
While things were just
ripe
for a war. Addison.
I am not
ripe
to pass sentence on the gravest public bodies. Burke.
6.
Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.
Those happy smilets,
That played on her
That played on her
ripe
lip. Shakespeare
Ripe
,Verb.
I.
[AS.
rīpian
.] To ripen; to grow ripe.
[Obs.]
Ripe
,Verb.
T.
To mature; to ripen.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ripe
RIPE
, a.1.
Brought to perfection in growth or to the best state; mature; fit for use; as ripe fruit; ripe corn.2.
Advanced to perfection; matured; as ripe judgment, or ripe in judgment.3.
Finished; consummate; as a ripe scholar.4.
Brought to the point of taking effect; matured; ready; prepared; as things just ripe for war.5.
Fully qualified by improvement; prepared; as a student ripe for the university; a saint ripe for heaven.6.
Resembling the ripeness of fruit; as a ripe lip.7.
Complete; proper for use.When time is ripe.
8.
Maturated; suppurated; as an abscess or tumor.RIPE
,Verb.
I.
RIPE
,Verb.
T.