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Definition of Ripened
1. Adjective. Of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; ('aged' pronounced as one syllable). "Mature well-aged cheeses"
Definition of Ripened
1. Verb. (past of ripen) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ripened
1. ripen [v] - See also: ripen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ripened
Literary usage of Ripened
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1866)
"Mildew on leaf and fruit; some rot; ripened imperfectly about half a crop. 3.
... Entirely healthy; ripened a fine crop of fruit ; valuable for red wine. 6. ..."
2. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1889)
"... after the Conquest through the royal representatives who presided in the local
tribunals. Under the old [.,.,..,.. ,, , . , Xr ripened into of the ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"... whole mature life under ground except that some of its branches rise above
ground to flower, but those branches always die when the fruit has ripened. ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"(IS) sentiment, which might perhaps have ripened into solid virtue.(13) A fatal
incident decided his fluctuating character. But the words of the assassin ..."
5. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1810)
"... clouded with darkness, and fettered with superstition; yet some of the seeds
were now sown, which afterwards ripened into literature. ..."
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