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G. 1913 Webster]
G(j1.G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
The form of G is from the Latin, in the alphabet which it first appeared as a modified form of C. The name is also from the Latin, and probably comes to us through the French. Etymologically it is most closely related to a c hard, k y, and w; as in corn, grain, kernel; kin L. genus, Gr. garden, yard; drag, draw; also to ch and h; as in get, prehensile; guest, host (an army); gall, choler; gust, choose. See C. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale; -- called also sol by the Italians and French. It was also originally used as the treble clef, and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin. See Clef. G 1913 Webster]
Gab(g, n.[Cf. Gaff.](Steam Engine)The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See. Illust. of Eccentric. 1913 Webster]
Gab, n.[OE. gabbe gabble, mocking, fr. Icel. gabb mocking, mockery, or OF. gab, gabe; perh. akin to E. gape, or gob. Cf. Gab, v. i., Gibber.]The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Gift of gab, facility of expression. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Gab, v. i.[OE. gabben to jest, lie, mock, deceive, fr. Icel. gabba to mock, or OF. gaber. See 2d Gab, and cf. Gabble.]1.To deceive; to lie. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To talk idly; to prate; to chatter.Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
Gab"ar*age(?), n.A kind of coarse cloth for packing goods. [Obs.]
Gab`ar*dine", Gab`er*dine"(, n.[Sp. gabardina; cf. It. gavardina, OF. galvardine, calvardine, gavardine, galeverdine; perh. akin to Sp. & OF. gaban a sort of cloak or coat for rainy weather, F. caban great coat with a hood and sleeves, It. gabbano and perh. to E. cabin.]A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews; a mean dress.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Gab"ber(?), n.1.A liar; a deceiver. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.One addicted to idle talk. 1913 Webster]
Gab"ble(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Gabbled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gabbling(?).][Freq. of gab. See Gab, v. i.]1.To talk fast, or to talk without meaning; to prate; to jabber.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity; -- used of fowls as well as people; as, gabbling geese. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Gab"ble, n.1.Loud or rapid talk without meaning. 1913 Webster]
Forthwith a hideous gabble rises loud Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Inarticulate sounds rapidly uttered; as of fowls. 1913 Webster]
Gab"bler(?), n.One who gabbles; a prater. 1913 Webster]
Gab"bro(?), n.[It.](Geol.)A name originally given by the Italians to a kind of serpentine, later to the rock called euphotide, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene (diallage) and labradorite, with sometimes chrysolite (olivine gabbro). 1913 Webster]
Ga"bel(?), n.[F. gabelle, LL. gabella, gabulum, gablum; of uncertain origin. Cf.Gavel tribute.](O. Eng. Law)A rent, service, tribute, custom, tax, impost, or duty; an excise.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
He enables St. Peter to pay his gabel by the ministry of a fish.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Ga"bel*er(?), n.(O. Eng. Law)A collector of gabels or taxes. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ga`belle"(?), n.[F. See Gabel.]A tax, especially on salt. [France] Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Gab"er-lun`zie(?), n.[Gael. gabair talker + lunndair idler.]A beggar with a wallet; a licensed beggar. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Gab"ert(?), n.[Cf.F.gabare, Arm. kobar, gobar.]A lighter, or vessel for inland navigation. [Scot.] Jamieson. 1913 Webster]
Ga"bi*on(?), n.[F., from It. gabbione a large cage, gabion, from gabbia cage, L. cavea. See Cage.]1.(Fort.)A hollow cylinder of wickerwork, like a basket without a bottom. Gabions are made of various sizes, and filled with earth in building fieldworks to shelter men from an enemy's fire. 1913 Webster]
2.(Hydraul. Engin.)An openwork frame, as of poles, filled with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar dyke, etc., as in harbor improvement. 1913 Webster]
Ga`bi*on*ade"(?), n.[F. gabionnade.]1.(Fort.)A traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire. 1913 Webster]
2.A structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements. 1913 Webster]
Ga"bi*on*age(?), n.[F. gabionnage.](Mil.)The part of a fortification built of gabions. 1913 Webster]
Ga"bi*oned(?), p. a.Furnished with gabions. 1913 Webster]
Ga"ble, n.[OE. gable, gabil, F. gable, fr. LL. gabalum front of a building, prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. OHG. gibil, G. giebel gable, Icel. gafl, Goth. gibla pinnacle; perh. akin to Gr. cephalic, or to G. gabel fork, AS. geafl, E. gaffle, L. gabalus a kind of gallows.](Arch.)(a)The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. Also, a similar end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like. Hence: (b)The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side.(c)A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway. 1913 Webster]
Bell gable. See under Bell. --
Gable roof, a double sloping roof which forms a gable at each end. --
Gable wall. Same as Gable(b). --
Gable window, a window in a gable. 1913 Webster]
gabledadj.furnished or constructed with a gable; -- of a house or roof; as, a gabled roof. Opposite of ungabled. WordNet 1.5]
Ga"blet(?), n.(Arch.)A small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a tabernacle, niche, etc. 1913 Webster]
Gab"lock(?), n.[See Gavelock.]A false spur or gaff, fitted on the heel of a gamecock.Wright. 1913 Webster]
Gaboneseadj.of or relating to Gabon or its inhabitants; as, Gabonese hills; Gabonese writers. WordNet 1.5]
Gabonesen.a native or inhabitant of Gabon. WordNet 1.5]
Ga"by(?), n.[Icel. gapi a rash, reckless man. Cf. Gafe.]A simpleton; a dunce; a lout. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Gad(?), n.[OE. gad, Icel. gaddr goad, sting; akin to Sw. gadd sting, Goth. gazds, G. gerte switch. See Yard a measure.]1.The point of a spear, or an arrowhead. 1913 Webster]
2.A pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc. 1913 Webster]
I will go get a leaf of brass, gad of steel will write these words.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A sharp-pointed rod; a goad. 1913 Webster]
4.A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
5.A wedge-shaped billet of iron or steel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Flemish steel . . . some in bars and some in gads.Moxon. 1913 Webster]
6.A rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with. [Prov. Eng. Local, U.S.] Halliwell. Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Upon the gad, upon the spur of the moment; hastily. [Obs.] \'bdAll this done upon the gad!\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Gad, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Gadded; p. pr. & vb. n.Gadding.][Prob. fr. gad, n., and orig. meaning to drive about.]To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled. \'bdThe gadding vine.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way?Jer. ii. 36. 1913 Webster]
Gad"der(?), n.One who roves about idly, a rambling gossip. 1913 Webster]
Gad"ding, a. & n.Going about much, needlessly or without purpose. 1913 Webster]
Envy is a gadding passion, and walketh the streets.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
The good nuns would check her gadding tongue.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Gadding car, in quarrying, a car which carries a drilling machine so arranged as to drill a line of holes. 1913 Webster]
Gad"ding*ly(?), adv.In a roving, idle manner. 1913 Webster]
Gad"dish(?), a.Disposed to gad. -- Gad"dish*nes, n. \'bdGaddishness and folly.\'b8 Abp. Leighton. 1913 Webster]
Gade(?), n.[Cf. Cod the fish.](Zo\'94l.)(a)A small British fish (Motella argenteola) of the Cod family.(b)A pike, so called at Moray Firth; -- called also gead. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
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Gad"er*e(?), Gad"re(, v. t. & i.To gather. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Gad"fly`(g, n.; pl.Gadflies(#).[Gad + fly.](Zo\'94l.)Any dipterous insect of the genus Oestrus, and allied genera of botflies. 1913 Webster]
gadfly (Oestrus ovis) deposits its young in the nostrils of sheep, and the larv\'91 develop in the frontal sinuses. The common species which infests cattle (Hypoderma bovis) deposits its eggs upon or in the skin where the larv\'91 or bots live and produce sores called wormels. The gadflies of the horse produce the intestinal parasites called bots. See Botfly, and Bots. The true horseflies are often erroneously called gadflies, and the true gadflies are sometimes incorrectly called breeze flies. 1913 Webster]
Gadfly petrel(Zo\'94l.), one of several small petrels of the genus Oestrelata. 1913 Webster]
Ga*dhel"ic(g, a.[See Gael.]Of, belonging to, or designating, that division of the Celtic languages which includes the Irish, Gaelic, and Manx. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gad"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or derived from, the cod (Gadus); -- applied to an acid obtained from cod-liver oil, viz., gadic acid. 1913 Webster]
Gad`i*ta`ni*an(?), a.[L. Gaditanus, fr. Gades Cadiz.]Of or relating to Cadiz, in Spain. -- n.A native or inhabitant of Cadiz. 1913 Webster]
Gad"ling(?), n.[Gad, n. + -ling.](Medi\'91val Armor) [R.] See Gad, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
Gad"ling, a.[See Gad, v. i.]Gadding about. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Gad"ling, n.A roving vagabond. [Obs.] Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
Gadman(?), n.A gadsman. 1913 Webster]
Ga"doid(?; 277), a.[NL. gadus cod + -oid: cf. F. gado\'8bde gadoid, Gr. gade.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the family of fishes (Gadid\'91) which includes the cod, haddock, and hake. -- n.One of the Gadid\'91.[Written also gadid.] 1913 Webster]
Gad`o*lin"i*a(?), n.[NL. See Gadolinite.](Chem.)A rare earth associated with yttria and regarded as the oxide (Gd2O3) of a metallic element, gadolinium. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gad`o*lin"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to or containing gadolinium. 1913 Webster]
Gad"o*lin*ite(?), n.[Named after Gadolin, a Russian chemist.](Min.)A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and iron. 1913 Webster]
Gad`o*lin"i*um(?), n.[NL. See Gadolinite.](Chem.)A rare earth metallic element of the Lanthanide series, with a characteristic spectrum, found associated with yttrium and other rare earth elements. Symbol, Gd; it has an atomic number of 64, an atomic weight of 157.25 (C=12.011), and a valence of +3. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Gads"man(?), n.One who uses a gad or goad in driving. 1913 Webster]
Gad"u*in(?), n.[NL. gadus codfish.](Chem.)A yellow or brown amorphous substance, of indifferent nature, found in cod-liver oil. 1913 Webster]
Gad"wall(?), n.[Gad to walk about + well.](Zo\'94l.)A large duck (Anas strepera), valued as a game bird, found in the northern parts of Europe and America; -- called also gray duck.[Written also gaddwell.] 1913 Webster]
Gaea(j, prop. n.[Gr. Gai^a, Gh^](Mythol.)The goddess of the earth, considered as a personification of the earth. According to Hesiod she was the first-born of Chaos, and mother of Uranus, Pontus, Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology.[Also spelled Gaia.] Syn. -- Gaia, Ge. WordNet 1.5]
Gaek"war(?), n.[Also Gaikwar, Guicowar.][Marathi g\'beekw\'ber, prop., a cowherd.]The title of the ruling Prince of Baroda, in Gujarat, in Bombay, India. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gael(?), n.sing. & pl.[See Gaelic.](Ethnol.)A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin. 1913 Webster]
Gael"ic(?; 277), a.[Gael. G\'85idhealach, Gaelach, from G\'85idheal, Gael, a Scotch Highlander.](Ethnol.)Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language. 1913 Webster]
Gael"ic(?), n.[Gael. Gaelig, G\'85ilig.]The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic. 1913 Webster]
Gaff(g, n.[OE. gaffe, F. gaffe an iron hook with which seamen pull great fishes into their ships; cf. Ir. gaf, gafa hook; perh. akin to G. gabel fork, Skr. gabhasti. Cf. Gaffle, Gable.]1.A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended. 1913 Webster]
3.Same as Gaffle, 1.Wright. 1913 Webster]
Gaff, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Gaffed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gaffing.]To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon. 1913 Webster]
Gaf"fer(g, n.[Possibly contr. fr. godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf. Gammer.]1.An old fellow; an aged rustic. 1913 Webster]
Go to each gaffer and each goody.Fawkes. 1913 Webster]
Gaffer was originally a respectful title, now degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt when addressed to an aged man in humble life. 1913 Webster]
2.A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Gaf"fle(?), n.[Cf. AS. geafl fork, LG., D., Sw., & Dan. gaffel, G. gabel, W. gafl, Ir. & Gael. gabhal. Cf. Gaff.]1.An artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks. 1913 Webster]
2.A lever to bend crossbows. 1913 Webster]
Gaff`-top"sail(?), n.(Naut.)A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast. 1913 Webster]
Gag(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Gagged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gagging(?).][Prob. fr. W. cegio to choke or strangle, fr. ceg mouth, opening, entrance.]1.To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to.Marvell. 1913 Webster]
The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged, and reason to be hood winked.Maccaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.To pry or hold open by means of a gag. 1913 Webster]
Mouths gagged to such a wideness.Fortescue (Transl.). 1913 Webster]
3.To cause to heave with nausea. 1913 Webster]
Gag, v. i.1.To heave with nausea; to retch. 1913 Webster]
2.To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3. [Slang] Cornill Mag. 1913 Webster]
Gag, n.1.Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking. 1913 Webster]
2.A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.Lamb. 1913 Webster]
3.A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or local allusion. [Slang]
<-- 4. a remark or act causing laughter.
5. A prank. --> 1913 Webster]
Gag rein(Harness), a rein for drawing the bit upward in the horse's mouth. --
Gag runner(Harness), a loop on the throat latch guiding the gag rein. 1913 Webster]
gagaadj.1.mentally or physically infirm with age. Syn. -- doddering, senile. WordNet 1.5]
2.marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; as, gaga over his girlfriend. Syn. -- crazy about, dotty, enamored, infatuated, in love, smitten, soft on(predicate), taken with(predicate). WordNet 1.5]
Gag"ate(?; 48), n.[L. gagates. See Jet a black mineral.]Agate. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Gage(g, n.[F. gage, LL. gadium, wadium; of German origin; cf. Goth. wadi, OHG. wetti, weti, akin to E. wed. See Wed, and cf. Wage, n.]1.A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security. 1913 Webster]
Nor without gages to the needy lend.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
2.A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance. \'bdThere I throw my gage.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Gage(g, n.[So called because an English family named Gage imported the greengage from France, in the last century.]A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. See Greengage. 1913 Webster]
Gage, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Gaged(g; p. pr & vb. n.Gaging(g.][Cf. F. gager. See Gage, n., a pledge.]1.To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
A moiety competent gaged by our king.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. 1913 Webster]
Great debts gaged.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Gage, n.A measure or standard. See Gauge, n. 1913 Webster]
Gage, v. t.To measure. See Gauge, v. t. 1913 Webster]
You shall not gage me By what we do to-night.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Ga"ger(g, n.A measurer. See Gauger. 1913 Webster]
Gag"ger(g, n.1.One who gags. 1913 Webster]
2.(Founding)A piece of iron imbedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place. 1913 Webster]
Gag"gle(g, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Gaggled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gaggling(?).][Of imitative origin; cf. D. gaggelen, gagelen, G. gackeln, gackern, MHG. g, E. giggle, cackle.]To make a noise like a goose; to cackle.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Gag"gle, n.[Cf. Gagglev. i.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A flock of wild geese, especially when on the ground. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:A gathering of people, especially a noisy one. PJC]
3.Hence:Any clustered group of related objects. PJC]
Gag law. (Parliamentary Law)A law or ruling prohibiting proper or free debate, as in closure. [Colloq. or Cant] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Gail`lard"(?), a.[F. See Galliard.]Gay; brisk; merry; galliard.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Gail*liarde"(?), n.[See Galliard a dance.]A lively French and Italian dance. 1913 Webster]
Gai"ly(?), adv.[From Gay.]Merrily; showily. See gaily. 1913 Webster]
Gain(?), n.[Cf. W. gan a mortise.](Arch.)A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam. 1913 Webster]
Gain, a.[OE. gein, gain, good, near, quick; cf. Icel. gegn ready, serviceable, and gegn, adv., against, opposite. Cf. Ahain.]Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Gain(g, n.[OE. gain, gein, ga, gain, advantage, Icel. gagn; akin to Sw. gagn, Dan. gavn, cf. Goth. gageigan to gain. The word was prob. influenced by F. gain gain, OF. gaain. Cf. Gain, v. t.]1.That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss. 1913 Webster]
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.Phil. iii. 7. 1913 Webster]
Godliness with contentment is great gain.1 Tim. vi. 6. 1913 Webster]
Every one shall share in the gains.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation. \'bdThe lust of gain.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Gain, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Gained(g; p. pr. & vb. n.Gaining.][From gain, n. but. prob. influenced by F. gagner to earn, gain, OF. gaaignier to cultivate, OHG. weidin, weidinen to pasture, hunt, fr. weida pasturage, G. weide, akin to Icel. vei hunting, AS. w, cf. L. venari to hunt, E. venison. See Gain, n., profit.] 1913 Webster]
1.To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living. 1913 Webster]
What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?Matt. xvi. 26. 1913 Webster]
To gain dominion, or to keep it gained.Milton. 1913 Webster]
For fame with toil we gain, but lose with ease.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize. 1913 Webster]
3.To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate. 1913 Webster]
If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.Matt. xviii. 15. 1913 Webster]
To gratify the queen, and gained the court.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor. 1913 Webster]
Forded Usk and gained the wood.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
5.To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage. [Obs. or Ironical] 1913 Webster]
Ye should . . . not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.Acts xxvii. 21. 1913 Webster]
Gained day, the calendar day gained in sailing eastward around the earth. --
To gain ground, to make progress; to advance in any undertaking; to prevail; to acquire strength or extent. --
To gain over, to draw to one's party or interest; to win over. --
To gain the wind(Naut.), to reach the windward side of another ship.
Syn. -- To obtain; acquire; get; procure; win; earn; attain; achieve. See Obtain. -- To Gain, Win. Gain implies only that we get something by exertion; win, that we do it in competition with others. A person gains knowledge, or gains a prize, simply by striving for it; he wins a victory, or wins a prize, by taking it in a struggle with others. 1913 Webster]
Gain(?), v. i.To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily. 1913 Webster]
Thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion.Ezek. xxii. 12. 1913 Webster]
Gaining twist, in rifled firearms, a twist of the grooves, which increases regularly from the breech to the muzzle.
To gain onor
To gain upon. (a)To encroach on; as, the ocean gains on the land.(b)To obtain influence with.(c)To win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest.(d)To get the better of; to have the advantage of. 1913 Webster]
The English have not only gained upon the Venetians in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice itself.Addison. 1913 Webster]
My good behavior had so far gained on the emperor, that I began to conceive hopes of liberty.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Gain"a*ble(?), a.[CF. F. gagnable. See Gain, v. t.]Capable of being obtained or reached.Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
Gain"age(?, 48), n.[OF. gaignage pasturage, crop, F. gaignage pasturage. See Gain, v. t.](O. Eng. Law)(a)The horses, oxen, plows, wains or wagons and implements for carrying on tillage.(b)The profit made by tillage; also, the land itself.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Gain"giv`ing(?), n.[See Again, and Give.]A misgiving. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Gain"less, a.Not producing gain; unprofitable.Hammond. -- Gain"less/ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Gain"ly, adv.[See Gain, a.]Handily; readily; dexterously; advantageously. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Gain"pain`(?), n.[F. gagner to gain + pain bread.]Bread-gainer; -- a term applied in the Middle Ages to the sword of a hired soldier. 1913 Webster]
Gain`say"(? , v. t.[imp. & p. p.Gainsaid(? ; p. pr. & vb. n.Gainsaying.][OE. geinseien, ageinseien. See Again, and Say to utter.]To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid. 1913 Webster]
I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.Luke xxi. 15. 1913 Webster]
The just gods gainsay Shak. 1913 Webster]
Gain`say"er(?), n.One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. \'bdTo convince the gainsayers.\'b8 Tit. i. 9. 1913 Webster]
Gains"borough hat(?). A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, the English artist (1727-88). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
'gainst(?), prep.A contraction of Against. 1913 Webster]
Gain"stand`(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Gainstood; p. pr. & vb. n.gainstanding.][See Again, and Stand.]To withstand; to resist. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged desires.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Gain"strive`(?), v. t. & i.[See Again, and Strive.]To strive or struggle against; to withstand. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Gair"fowl`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)See Garefowl.
Gair"ish(?), a., Gair"ish*ly, adv., Gair"ish/ness, n.Same as Garish, Garishly, Garishness. 1913 Webster]
Gait(?), n.[See Gate a way.]1.A going; a walk; a march; a way. 1913 Webster]
Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor folks pass.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving. 1913 Webster]
'T is Cinna; I do know him by his gait.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Gait"ed(?), a.Having (such) a gait; -- used in composition; as, slow-gaited; heavy-gaited. 1913 Webster]
Gait"er(?), n.[F. gu\'88tre, cf. Armor. gweltren; or perh. of German origin, and akin to E. wear, v.]1.A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep, or for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe. 1913 Webster]
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2.A kind of shoe, consisting of cloth, and covering the ankle. 1913 Webster]
Ga"la(?), n.[F. gala show, pomp, fr. It. gala finery, gala; of German origin. See Gallant.]Pomp, show, or festivity.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Gala day, a day of mirth and festivity; a holiday. 1913 Webster]
Ga*lac"ta-gogue(?), n.[Gr. (Med.)An agent exciting secretion of milk. 1913 Webster]
Ga*lac"tic(?), a.[Gr. Galaxy, and cf. Lactic.]1.Of or pertaining to milk; got from milk; as, galactic acid. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to the galaxy or Milky Way. 1913 Webster]
Galactic circle(Astron.), the great circle of the heavens, to which the course of the galaxy most nearly conforms.Herschel. --
Galactic poles, the poles of the galactic circle. 1913 Webster]
Ga*lac"tin(?), n.[Gr. Lactin.](Chem.)(a)An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent.(b)A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree (Galactodendron).(c)An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose. 1913 Webster]
Ga*lac`to*den*sim"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. densimeter.]Same as Galactometer. 1913 Webster]
Gal`ac*tom"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. -meter: cf. F. galactom\'8atre. Cf. Lactometer.]An instrument for ascertaining the quality of milk (i.e., its richness in cream) by determining its specific gravity; a lactometer. 1913 Webster]
Gal`ac*toph"a*gist(?), n.[Gr. One who eats, or subsists on, milk. 1913 Webster]
Gal`ac*toph"a*gous(?), a.[Gr. galactophade.]Feeding on milk. 1913 Webster]
Gal`ac*toph"o*rous(?), a.[Gr. fe`rein to bear: cf. F. galactophore. Cf. Lactiferous.](Anat.)Milk-carrying; lactiferous; -- applied to the ducts of mammary glands. 1913 Webster]
Ga*lac`to*poi*et"ic(?), a.[Gr. (Med.)Increasing the flow of milk; milk-producing. -- n.A galactopoietic substance. 1913 Webster]
Ga*lac"tose(?), n.(Chem.)A white, crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid. Called also lactose (though it is not lactose proper).<-- lactose is a dimeric form of galactose, converted to galactose by acid or enzymatic activity (beta-galactosidase) --> 1913 Webster]
Ga*la"go(?), n.; pl.Galagos(#).[Native name.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of African lemurs, including numerous species. 1913 Webster]
grand galago (Galago crassicaudata) is about the size of a cat; the mouse galago (G. murinus)is about the size of a mouse.
{ Ga*lan"ga(?), Ga*lan"gal(?) }, n.[OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanj. ]The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (Alpinia Galanga and Alpinia officinarum) and of the K\'91mpferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family. 1913 Webster]
Gal`a*te"a(?), n.[After Galatea, a British man-of-war, the material being used for children's sailor suits.]A kind of striped cotton fabric, usually of superior quality and striped with blue or red on white. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gal"an*tine(? or ?), n.[F. galantine.]A dish of veal, chickens, or other white meat, freed from bones, tied up, boiled, and served cold.Smart. 1913 Webster]
Gal"a*pee` tree"(?), (Bot.)The West Indian Sciadophyllum Brownei, a tree with very large digitate leaves. 1913 Webster]
Ga*la"tian(?), prop. a.Of or pertaining to Galatia or its inhabitants. -- A native or inhabitant of Galatia, in Asia Minor; a descendant of the Gauls who settled in Asia Minor. 1913 Webster]
Gal"ax*y(?), n.; pl.Galaxies(#).[F. galaxie, L. galaxias, fr. Gr. lac. Cf. Lacteal.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Astron.)1.The Milky Way, that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope.Nichol. 1913 Webster]
2.A very large collection of stars comparable in size to the Milky Way system, held together by gravitational force and separated from other such star systems by large distances of mostly empty space. Galaxies vary widely in shape and size, the most common nearby galaxies being over 70,000 light years in diameter and separated from each other by even larger distances. The number of stars in one galaxy varies, and may extend into the hundreds of billions. PJC]
3.A splendid or impressive assemblage of persons or things; as, a galaxy of movie stars. 1913 Webster + PJC]
{ Gal"ban, Gal"ba*num(?), }n.[L. galbanum, Gr. klekb'n: cf. F. galbanum.]A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Galbe(?), n.[F.; OF. garbe, fr. It. garbo grace, gracefulness. See Garb dress.](Art)The general outward form of any solid object, as of a column or a vase. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Galbulidaen.A natural family of tropical American birds comprising the jacamars. Syn. -- family Galbulidae. WordNet 1.5]
Gale(g, n.[Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. gal furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm, sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gj gust of wind, gola breeze. Cf. Yell.]1.A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests. 1913 Webster]
Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen (\'bdmoderate\'b8) to about eighty (\'bdvery heavy\'b8) miles an our.Sir. W. S. Harris. 1913 Webster]
2.A moderate current of air; a breeze. 1913 Webster]
A little gale will soon disperse that cloud.Shak. 1913 Webster]
And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity. 1913 Webster]
The ladies, laughing heartily, were fast getting into what, in New England, is sometimes called a gale.Brooke (Eastford). 1913 Webster]
Topgallant gale(Naut.), one in which a ship may carry her topgallant sails.<-- add: gale warning --> 1913 Webster]
Gale(?), v. i.(Naut.)To sale, or sail fast. 1913 Webster]
Gale, n.[OE. gal. See Gale wind.]A song or story. [Obs.] Toone. 1913 Webster]
Gale, v. i.[AS. galan. See 1st Gale.]To sing. [Obs.] \'bdCan he cry and gale.\'b8 Court of Love. 1913 Webster]
Gale, n.[AS. gagel, akin to D. gagel.](Bot.)A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America. 1913 Webster]
Gale, n.[Cf. Gabel.]The payment of a rent or annuity. [Eng.] Mozley & W. 1913 Webster]
Gale day, the day on which rent or interest is due. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ga"le*a(?), n.[L., a helmet.]1.(Bot.)The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower. 1913 Webster]
2.(Surg.)A kind of bandage for the head. 1913 Webster]
3.(Pathol.)Headache extending all over the head. 1913 Webster]
4.(Paleon.)A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)The anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects. 1913 Webster]
Gal"e*as(?), n.See Galleass.
{ Ga"le*ate(?), Ga"le*a`ted(?), }a.[L. galeatus, p. p. of galeare helmet.]1.Wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with a helmet. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)Helmeted; having a helmetlike part, as a crest, a flower, etc.; helmet-shaped. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ga"le*i(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Galeus, name of one genus, fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)That division of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sharks. 1913 Webster]
Ga*le"na(?), n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. gal\'8ane sulphide of lead ore, antidote to poison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Med.)A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obs.] Parr. 1913 Webster]
2.(Min.)Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage. 1913 Webster]
False galena. See Blende.
Ga*len"ic(?), Ga*len"ic*al(, a.Pertaining to, or containing, galena.
Ga*len"ic, Ga*len"ic*al, a.[From Galen, the physician.]Relating to Galen or to his principles and method of treating diseases.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
Galenic pharmacy, that branch of pharmacy which relates to the preparation of medicines by infusion, decoction, etc., as distinguished from those which are chemically prepared. 1913 Webster]
Ga"len*ism(?), n.The doctrines of Galen. 1913 Webster]
Ga*len*ist, n.A follower of Galen. 1913 Webster]
Ga*le"nite(?), n.(Min.)Galena; lead ore. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Ga`le*o*pi*the"cus(g, n.[NL., fr. Gr. gale`h a weasel + pi`qhkos an ape.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs. See Colugo.
galere, gal(gn.[F. gallery.]A group of people with some common characteristic, especially a coterie of undesirable people. Syn. -- rogue's gallery. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Gal`er*ic"u*late(?), a.[L. galericulum, dim. of galerum a hat or cap, fr. galea helmet.]Covered as with a hat or cap.Smart. 1913 Webster]
Gal"er*ite(?), n.[L. galerum a hat, cap: cf. F. gal\'82rite.](Paleon.)A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus Galerites. 1913 Webster]
Ga*li"cian(?), a.[Cf. Sp. Galiciano, Gallego, fr. L. Gallaecus, Gallaicus, fr. Gallaeci a people in Western Spain.]Of or pertaining to Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the kingdom of Austrian Poland. -- n.A native of Galicia in Spain; -- called also Gallegan. 1913 Webster]
Gal`i*le"an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope. 1913 Webster]
Gal`i*le"an(?), a.[L. Galilaeus, fr. Galilaea Galilee, Gr. galil\'82en.]Of or relating to Galilee. 1913 Webster]
Gal`i*le"an, n.1.A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans. 1913 Webster]
2.(Jewish Hist.)One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite. 1913 Webster]
3.A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by Mohammedans and Pagans.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Gal"i*lee(?), n.[Supposed to have been so termed in allusion to the scriptural \'bdGalilee of the Gentiles.\'b8 cf. OF. galil\'82e.](Arch.)A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals.Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
Her dress, like her talk, is a galimatias of several countries.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
Gal"in*gale(?), n.[See Galangal.](Bot.)A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Meadow, set with slender galingale.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Gal"i*ot(?), n.[OE. galiote, F. galiote. See Galley.](Naut.)(a)A small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean, built mainly for speed. It was moved both by sails and oars, having one mast, and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers.(b)A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail. 1913 Webster]
Gal"i*pot(?), n.[F. galipot; cf. OF. garipot the wild pine or pitch tree.]An impure resin of turpentine, hardened on the outside of pine trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential oil. When purified, it is called yellow pitch, white pitch, or Burgundy pitch. 1913 Webster]
Gall(g, n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. yellow. Yellow, and cf. Choler]1.(Physiol.)The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder. 1913 Webster]
Gall bladder(Anat.), the membranous sac, in which the bile, or gall, is stored up, as secreted by the liver; the cholecystis. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus. --
Gall duct, a duct which conveys bile, as the cystic duct, or the hepatic duct. --
Gall sickness, a remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands.Dunglison. --
Gall of the earth(Bot.), an herbaceous composite plant with variously lobed and cleft leaves, usually the Prenanthes serpentaria. 1913 Webster]
Gall(g, n.[F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L. galla.](Zo\'94l.)An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See Gallnut. 1913 Webster]
galls, or gallnuts, of commerce are produced by insects of the genus Cynips, chiefly on an oak (Quercus infectoria syn. Quercus Lusitanica) of Western Asia and Southern Europe. They contain much tannin, and are used in the manufacture of that article and for making ink and a black dye, as well as in medicine. 1913 Webster]
Gall insect(Zo\'94l.), any insect that produces galls. --
Gall midge(Zo\'94l.), any small dipterous insect that produces galls. --
Gall oak, the oak (Quercus infectoria) which yields the galls of commerce. --
Gall of glass, the neutral salt skimmed off from the surface of melted crown glass;- called also glass gall and sandiver.Ure.--
Gall wasp. (Zo\'94l.)See Gallfly. 1913 Webster]
Gall, v. t.(Dyeing)To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Gall, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Galled(g; p. pr. & vb. n.Galling.][OE. gallen; cf. F. galer to scratch, rub, gale scurf, scab, G. galle a disease in horses' feet, an excrescence under the tongue of horses; of uncertain origin. Cf. Gall gallnut.]1.To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable. 1913 Webster]
I am loth to gall a new-healed wound.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To fret; to vex; as, to be galled by sarcasm. 1913 Webster]
They that are most galled with my folly, Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To injure; to harass; to annoy; as, the troops were galled by the shot of the enemy. 1913 Webster]
In our wars against the French of old, we used to gall them with our longbows, at a greater distance than they could shoot their arrows.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Gall, v. i.To scoff; to jeer. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Gall, n.A wound in the skin made by rubbing. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lant(g, a.[F. gallant, prop. p. pr. of OF. galer to rejoice, akin to OF. gale amusement, It. gala ornament; of German origin; cf. OHG. geil merry, luxuriant, wanton, G. geil lascivious, akin to AS. g wanton, wicked, OS. g merry, Goth. gailjan to make to rejoice, or perh. akin to E. weal. See Gala, Galloon.] 1913 Webster]
The town is built in a very gallant place.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
Our royal, good and gallant ship.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer. 1913 Webster]
That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave.Waller.
Syn. -- Gallant, Courageous, Brave.Courageous is generic, denoting an inward spirit which rises above fear; brave is more outward, marking a spirit which braves or defies danger; gallant rises still higher, denoting bravery on extraordinary occasions in a spirit of adventure. A courageous man is ready for battle; a brave man courts it; a gallant man dashes into the midst of the conflict. 1913 Webster]
Gal*lant"(?; 277), a.Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous. 1913 Webster]
Gal*lant"(?; 277), n.1.A man of mettle or spirit; a gay, fashionable man; a young blood.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.One fond of paying attention to ladies. 1913 Webster]
3.One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer.Addison. 1913 Webster]
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Gal*lant"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Gallanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Gallanting.]1.To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play. 1913 Webster]
2.To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan. [Obs.] Addison. 1913 Webster]
Gal*lant"ly(?), adv.In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lant*ly(?), adv.In a gallant manner. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lant*ness(?), n.The quality of being gallant. 1913 Webster]
Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of silver.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great gallantry. 1913 Webster]
3.Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense, attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue. 1913 Webster]
Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.Shak.
Syn. -- See Courage, and Heroism. 1913 Webster]
Gal"late(?; 277), n.[Cf. F. gallate. See Gall gallnut.](Chem.)A salt of gallic acid. 1913 Webster]
Gal"la*ture(?; 135), n.[From L. gallus a cock.](Zo\'94l.)The tread, treadle, or chalasa of an egg. 1913 Webster]
Gal"le*ass(?; 135), n.[F. gal\'82asse, gal\'82ace; cf. It. galeazza, Sp. galeaza; LL. galea a galley. See Galley.](Naut.)A large galley, having some features of the galleon, as broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used by the southern nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See Galleon, and Galley.[Written variously galeas, gallias, etc.] 1913 Webster]
galleasses . . . were a third larger than the ordinary galley, and rowed each by three hundred galley slaves. They consisted of an enormous towering structure at the stern, a castellated structure almost equally massive in front, with seats for the rowers amidships.\'b8Motley.
{ Gal*le"gan(g, Gal*le"go(g, }n.[Sp. Gallego.]A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain; a Galician. 1913 Webster]
Gal"le*\'8bn(?), n.[Pyrogallol + phthale\'8bn.](Chem.)A red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids. 1913 Webster]
Gal"le*on(?), n.[Sp. galeon, cf. F. galion; fr. LL. galeo, galio. See Galley.](Naut.)A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing vessel. 1913 Webster]
The galleons . . . were huge, round-stemmed, clumsy vessels, with bulwarks three or four feet thick, and built up at stem and stern, like castles.Motley. 1913 Webster]
Gal"le*ot(?), n.(Naut.)See Galiot. 1913 Webster]
Gal"ler*y(?), n.; pl.Galleries(#).[F. galerie, It. galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr. galer to rejoice. Cf. Gallant, a.]1.A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal. 1913 Webster]
2.A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings, sculptures, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall. 1913 Webster]
4.(Naut.)A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or quarter gallery, -- seldom found in vessels built since 1850. 1913 Webster]
5.(Fort.)Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mining)A working drift or level. 1913 Webster]
Whispering gallery. See under Whispering. 1913 Webster]
Gal"le*tyle(?), n.[OE. gallytile. Cf. Gallipot.]A little tile of glazed earthenware. [Obs.] \'bdThe substance of galletyle.\'bd Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Gal"ley(?), n.; pl.Galleys(#).[OE. gale, galeie (cf. OF. galie, gal\'82e, LL. galea, LGr. 1.(Naut.)A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; as: (a)A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century.(b)A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars.(c)A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.(d)One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war. 1913 Webster]
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2.The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace. 1913 Webster]
4.[F. gal\'82e; the same word as E. galley a vessel.](Print.)(a)An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.(b)A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof. 1913 Webster]
Galley slave, a person condemned, often as a punishment for crime, to work at the oar on board a galley. \'bdTo toil like a galley slave.\'b8 Macaulay.--
Galley slice(Print.), a sliding false bottom to a large galley.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Gal"ley-bird`(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Zo\'94l.)The European green woodpecker, called also the yaffle; also, the spotted woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Gal"ley-worm`(?), n.[Prob. so called because the numerous legs along the sides move rhythmically like the oars of a galley.](Zo\'94l.)A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a milliped or \'bdthousand legs.\'b8 See Chilognatha. 1913 Webster]
Gall"fly`(?), n.; pl.Gallflies(.(Zo\'94l.)An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus Cynips and allied genera. See Illust. of Gall. 1913 Webster]
Gal`li*am"bic(?), a.[L. galliambus a song used by the priests of Cybele; Gallus (a name applied to these priests) + iambus](Pros.)Consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic, the last of which lacks the final syllable; -- said of a kind of verse. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lic(?), a.[From Gallium.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or containing, gallium. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lic(277), a.[From Gall the excrescence.]Pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Gallic acid(Chem.), an organic acid, very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, being found in the free state in galls, tea, etc., and produced artificially. It is a white, crystalline substance, C6H2(HO)3.CO2H, with an astringent taste, and is a strong reducing agent, as employed in photography. It is usually prepared from tannin, and both give a dark color with iron salts, forming tannate and gallate of iron, which are the essential ingredients of common black ink. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lic(?), a.[L. Gallicus belonging to the Gauls, fr. Galli the Gauls, Gallia Gaul, now France: cf. F. gallique.]Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*can(?), a.[L. Gallicanus: cf. F. gallican.]Of or pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallic; French; as, the Gallican church or clergy. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*can, n.An adherent to, and supporter of, Gallicanism.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*can*ism(?), n.The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within the Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the power of the national church.Schaff-Herzog Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*cism(?), n.[F. gallicisme.]A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*cize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Gallicized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gallicizing(?).]To conform to the French mode or idiom. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lied(?), p. p. & a.(Naut.)Worried; flurried; frightened.Ham. Nav. Encyc. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*form(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Like the Gallinae (or Galliformes) in structure. 1913 Webster]
Gal`li*gas"kins(?), n. pl.[Prob. corrupted fr. It. Grechesco Grecian, a name which seems to have been given in Venice, and to have been afterwards confused with Gascony, as if they came from Gascony.]Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Gal`li*ma"ti*a(? , n.Senseless talk. [Obs. or R.] See Galimatias. 1913 Webster]
Gal`li*mau"fry(?), n.; pl.Gallimaufries(#).[F. galimafr\'82e a sort of ragout or mixed hash of different meats.]1.A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout. 1913 Webster]
Delighting in hodge-podge, gallimaufries, forced meat.King. 1913 Webster]
2.Any absurd medley; a hotchpotch. 1913 Webster]
The Mahometan religion, which, being a gallimaufry made up of many, partakes much of the Jewish.South. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lin(?), n.(Chem.)A substance obtained by the reduction of galle\'8bn. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Gal"li*nace*ae(?), n. pl.[NL. See Gallinaceous.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Gallinae. 1913 Webster]
Gal`li*na"cean(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds. 1913 Webster]
Gal`li*na"ceous(?), a.[L. gallinaceus, fr. gallina hen, fr. gallus cock.](Zo\'94l.)Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or pertaining to the Gallinae. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Gal*li"nae(?), n.; pl.[NL., fr. L. gallina a hen, gallus a cock.](Zo\'94l.)An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called Rasores. 1913 Webster]
Gallinagon.A genus of birds consisting of certain of the snipes. Syn. -- genus Gallinago, Capella, genus Capella. WordNet 1.5]
Gall"ing(?), a.Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating. -- Gall"ing*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*nip`per(?), n.A large mosquito. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*nule(?), n.[L. gallinula chicken, dim. of gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.](Zo\'94l.)One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio. The common European gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot, night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule (Gallinula galeata). 1913 Webster]
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Gal"li*ot(?), n.See Galiot. 1913 Webster]
Gal*lip"o*li oil`(?). An inferior kind of olive oil, brought from Gallipoli, in Italy. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*pot(?), n.[Prob. fr. OD. gleypot, the first part of which is possibly akin to E. glad. See Glad, and Pot.]A glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines, etc. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*um(?), n.[NL.; perh. fr. L. Gallia France.](Chem.)A rare metallic element, found combined in certain zinc ores. It is white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and remarkable for its low melting point (86\'f8 F., 30\'f8 C.). Symbol, Ga; at. wt., 69.9. Gallium is chiefly trivalent, resembling aluminium and indium. It was predicted with most of its properties, under the name eka-aluminium, by the Russian chemist Mendelyeev on the basis of the periodic law. This prediction was verified in its discovery (in 1875) by the French chemist Lecoq de Boisbaudran by its characteristic spectrum (two violet lines), in an examination of a zinc blende from the Pyrenees. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gal"li*vant(?), v. i.[From Gallant.]To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan. [Slang] Dickens. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*vat(?), n.[Prob. fr. Pg. galeota; cf. E. galiot, galley.](Naut.)A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, -- used on the Malabar coast.A. Chalmers. 1913 Webster]
Gal"li*wasp`(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Zo\'94l.)A West Indian lizard (Celestus occiduus), about a foot long, imagined by the natives to be venomous. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Gallized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gallizing(?).][After Dr. L. Gall, a French chemist, who invented the process.]In wine making, to add water and sugar to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced. -- Gal`li*za"tion(#), n. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gall"nut`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various species of the oak tree. See Gall, and Nutgall. 1913 Webster]
gall-of-the-earthn.A common perennial herb (Nabalus serpentarius) widely distributed in southern and eastern U. S., having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in the genus Prenanthes. Syn. -- lion's foot, gall of the earth, Nabalus serpentarius, Prenanthes serpentaria. WordNet 1.5]
Gal`lo*ma"ni*a(?), n.[L. Galli Gauls + mania madness.]An excessive admiration of what is French. -- Gal`lo*ma"ni*ac(#), n. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lon(?), n.[OF galon, jalon, LL. galo, galona, fr. galum a liquid measure; cf. F. jale large bowl. Cf. Gill a measure.]A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure. 1913 Webster]
standart gallon of the Unites States contains 231 cubic inches, or 8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at its maximum density, and with the barometer at 30 inches. This is almost exactly equivalent to a cylinder of seven inches in diameter and six inches in height, and is the same as the old English wine gallon. The beer gallon, now little used in the United States, contains 282 cubic inches. The English imperial gallon contains 10 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at 62 1913 Webster]
Gal*loon"(?), n.[From F. or Sp. galon. See Gala. ]1.A narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes, etc., -- sometimes made ornamental. 1913 Webster]
2.A similar bordering or binding of rich material, such as gold lace. 1913 Webster]
Silver and gold galloons, with the like glittering gewgaws.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Gal*looned`(?), a.Furnished or adorned with galloon. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lop(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Galloped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Galloping.][OE. galopen, F. galoper, of German origin; cf. assumed Goth. ga-hlaupan to run, OHG. giloufen, AS. gehle\'a0pan to leap, dance, fr. root of E. leap, and a prefix; or cf. OFlem. walop a gallop. See Leap, and cf. 1st Wallop.]1.To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to go at a gallop; to run or move with speed. 1913 Webster]
But gallop lively down the western hill.Donne. 1913 Webster]
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2.To ride a horse at a gallop. 1913 Webster]
3.Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. 1913 Webster]
Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping over it.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lop(?), v. t.To cause to gallop. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lop, n.[Cf. F. galop. See Gallop, v. i., and cf. Galop.]A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds. 1913 Webster]
Hand gallop, a slow or gentle gallop. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lo*pade`(?), n.[F. galopade. See Gallop, n.]1.I horsemanship, a sidelong or curveting kind of gallop. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of dance; also, music to the dance; a galop. 1913 Webster]
Gal`lo*pade"(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Gallopaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Gallopading.]1.To gallop, as on horseback. 1913 Webster]
2.To perform the dance called gallopade. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lop*er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, gallops. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)A carriage on which very small guns were formerly mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.Farrow. 1913 Webster]
Galloper gun, a light gun, supported on a galloper, -- formerly attached to British infantry regiments. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lo*pin(?), n.[F. galopin. See Gallop, v. i.]An under servant for the kitchen; a scullion; a cook's errand boy. [Obs.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lop*ing(?), a.Going at a gallop; progressing rapidly; as, a galloping horse. 1913 Webster]
Gal`lo*tan"nic(?), a.[Gall nutgall + tannic.](Chem.)Pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls. 1913 Webster]
Gallotannic acid. See Tannic acid, under Tannic. 1913 Webster]
Gal"low(?), v. t.[Cf. AS. \'begelwan to stupefy.]To fright or terrify. See Gally, v. t. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lo*way(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A small horse of a breed raised at Galloway, Scotland; -- called also garran, and garron. 1913 Webster]
Gal"low*glass`(?), n.[Ir. galloglach. Cf. Gillie.]A heavy-armed foot soldier from Ireland and the Western Isles in the time of Edward Shak. 1913 Webster]
Gal"lows(?), n. sing.; pl.Gallowses(#)orGallows.[OE. galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D. galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g\'belgi, Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and historically considered, gallows is a noun in the plural number, but it is used as a singular, and hence is preceded by a; as, a gallows.]1.A frame from which is suspended the rope with which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam on the top; also, a like frame for suspending anything. 1913 Webster]
So they hanged Haman on the gallows.Esther vii. 10. 1913 Webster]
If I hang, I'll make a fat pair of gallows.Shak. 1913 Webster]
O, there were desolation of gaolers and gallowses!Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A wretch who deserves the gallows. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.(Print.)The rest for the tympan when raised. 1913 Webster]
4.pl.A pair of suspenders or braces. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Gallows bird, a person who deserves the gallows. [Colloq.] --
Gallows bitts(Naut.), one of two or more frames amidships on deck for supporting spare spars; -- called also gallows, gallows top, gallows frame, etc. --
Gallows frame. (a)The frame supporting the beam of an engine.(b)(Naut.)Gallows bitts. --
Gallows tree, or
Gallow tree, the gallows. 1913 Webster]
At length him nail\'82d on a gallow tree.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Gall"stone`(?), n.A concretion, or calculus, formed in the gall bladder or biliary passages. See Calculus, n., 1. 1913 Webster]
Gal"ly(?), v. t.[See Gallow, v. t.]To frighten; to worry. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] T. Brown. 1913 Webster]
Gall"y(?), a.Like gall; bitter as gall.Cranmer. 1913 Webster]
Gal"ly(?), n.See Galley, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
Gal`ly*gas"kins, n. pl.See Galligaskins.
Ga*loche", Ga*loshe"(, [OE. galoche, galache, galage, shoe, F. galoche galoche, perh. altered fr. L. gallica a Gallic shoe, or fr. LL. calopedia wooden shoe, or shoe with a wooden sole, Gr. 1.A clog or patten. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Nor were worthy [to] unbuckle his galoche.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:An overshoe worn in wet weather, especially a waterproof rubber overshoe extending over the ankle, worn over one's regular shoes; now usually written galosh. It is used mostly in the plural. 1913 Webster +PJC]
3.A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg. 1913 Webster]
Ga*loot"(?), n.A noisy, swaggering, or worthless fellow; a rowdy. [Slang, U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Gal"op(?), n.[F.](Mus.)A kind of lively dance, in 2-4 time; also, the music to the dance. 1913 Webster]
Ga*lore"(?), n. & a.[Scot. gelore, gilore, galore, fr. Gael. gu le\'95r, enough; gu- to, also an adverbial prefix + le\'95r, le\'95ir, enough; or fr. Ir. goleor, the same word.]Plenty; abundance; in abundance. 1913 Webster]
Ga*losh"(?), n.1.Same as Galoche, Galoshe. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A strip of material, as leather, running around a shoe at and above the sole, as for protection or ornament. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ga*loshe"(?), n.Same as Galoche. 1913 Webster]
Galpe(?), v. i.To gape,; to yawn. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Galt(?), n.[See Gault.]Same as Gault. 1913 Webster]
Gal*van"ic(?), a.[From Galvani, a professor of physiology at Bologna, on account of his connection (about 1780) with the discovery of dynamical or current electricity: cf. F. galvanique.]Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, galvanism; employing or producing electrical currents. 1913 Webster]
Galvanic battery(Elec.), an apparatus for generating electrical currents by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals; -- now usually called voltaic battery. See Battery. --
Galvanic circuitor
Galvanic circle. (Elec.)See under Circuit. --
Galvanic pile(Elec.), the voltaic pile. See under Voltaic. 1913 Webster]
Gal"va*nism(?), n.[From Galvani: cf. F. galvanisme. See Galvanic.](Physics)(a)Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals; dynamical electricity.(b)The branch of physical science which treats of dynamical elecricity, or the properties and effects of electrical currents. 1913 Webster]
galvanism and galvanic, formerly in very general use, are now rarely employed. For the latter, voltaic, from the name of Volta, is commonly used. 1913 Webster]
Gal"va*nist(?), n.One versed in galvanism. 1913 Webster]
Gal"va*niza`tion(?), n.The act of process of galvanizing. 1913 Webster]
Gal"va*nize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Galvanized(?); p pr. & vb. n.Galvanizing(?).][Cf. F. galvaniser.]1.To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of electrical currents. 1913 Webster]
2.To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of electricity. 1913 Webster]
3.To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or excite to a factitious animation or activity. 1913 Webster]
4.To coat, as iron, with zinc. See Galvanized iron. 1913 Webster]
Galvanized iron, formerly, iron coated with zink by electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of dilute acid. 1913 Webster]
Gal"va*ni`zer(?), n.One who, or that which, galvanize. 1913 Webster]
Gal*van`o*caus"tic(?), a.[Galvanic + caustic.]Relating to the use of galvanic heat as a caustic, especially in medicine. 1913 Webster]
Gal*van`o*cau"ter*y(?), n.(Med.)Cautery effected by a knife or needle heated by the passage of a galvanic current. 1913 Webster]
Gal`va*nog"ly*phy(?), n.[Galvanic + Gr. Same as Glyphography. 1913 Webster]
Gal*van"o*graph(?), n.[Galvanic + -graph.](Engraving)A copperplate produced by the method of galvanography; also, a picture printed from such a plate. 1913 Webster]
Gal*van`o*graph"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to galvanography. 1913 Webster]
Gal`va*nog"ra*phy(?), n.[Galvanic + -graphy.]1.The art or process of depositing metals by electricity; electrotypy. 1913 Webster]
2.A method of producing by means of electrotyping process (without etching) copperplates which can be printed from in the same manner as engraved plates. 1913 Webster]
Gal`va*nol"o*gist(?), n.One who describes the phenomena of galvanism; a writer on galvanism. 1913 Webster]
Gal`va*nol"o*gy(?)n.[Galvanic + -logy.]A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its phenomena. 1913 Webster]
Gal`va*nom"e*ter(?), n.[Galvanic + -meter: cf. F. galvanom\'8atre.](Elec.)An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle. 1913 Webster]
Differential galvanometer. See under Differental, a. --
Sine galvanometer,
Cosine galvanometer,
Tangent galvanometer(Elec.), a galvanometer in which the sine, cosine, or tangent respectively, of the angle through which the needle is deflected, is proportional to the strength of the current passed through the instrument. 1913 Webster]
Gal*van`o*met"ric(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or measured by, a galvanometer. 1913 Webster]
Gal`va*nom"e*try(?), n.The art or process of measuring the force of electric currents. 1913 Webster]
Gal*van`o*plas"tic(?), a.[Galvanic + -plastic.]Of or pertaining to the art or process of electrotyping; employing, or produced by, the process of electolytic deposition; as, a galvano-plastic copy of a medal or the like. 1913 Webster]
Gal*van"o*plas`ty(?), n.[Cf. F. galanoplastie.]The art or process of electrotypy. 1913 Webster]
Gal*van`o*punc"ture(?), n.(Med.)Same as Electro-puncture. 1913 Webster]
Gal*van`o*scope(?), n.[Galvanic + -scope: cf. F. galvanoscope.](Elec.)An instrument or apparatus for detecting the presence of electrical currents, especially such as are of feeble intensity. 1913 Webster]
Gal*van`o*scop"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to a galvanoscope. 1913 Webster]
Gal`va*nos"co*py(?), n.(Physiol.)The use of galvanism in physiological experiments. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Gal`va*not"o*nus(?), n.[NL., fr. E. galvanic + Gr. (Physiol.)Same as Electrotonus. 1913 Webster]
Gal`va*not"ro*pism(?), n.[Galvanic + Gr. (Bot.)The tendency of a root to place its axis in the line of a galvanic current. 1913 Webster]
Gam(g, n.[Orig. uncert., perh. from gammon, talk.]1.(Naut.)A herd, or school, of whales. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A visit between whalers at sea; a holding of social intercourse between those on different vessels at sea, or (Local U. S.) between persons ashore. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.A visit between whalers at sea; a holding of social intercourse between those on different vessels at sea, or (Local U. S.) between persons ashore. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gam(g, n.[fr. gamba leg.]a leg. [slang] PJC]
Gam(g, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Gammed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gam"ming.](Naut.)(a)To gather in a gam; -- said of whales.(b)To engage in a gam, or (Local, U. S.) in social intercourse anywhere. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gam(g, v. t.(Naut.)To have a gam with; to pay a visit to, esp. among whalers at sea. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ga"ma grass`(?). [From Gama, a cluster of the Maldive Islands.](Bot.)A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage grass; -- called also sesame grass. 1913 Webster]
Ga*mash"es(?), n. pl.[F. gamaches.]High boots or buskins; in Scotland, short spatterdashes or riding trousers, worn over the other clothing. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Gam"ba(?), n.A viola da gamba. 1913 Webster]
Gam*ba"does(?), n. pl.[I. or Sp. gamba leg. See Gambol, n.]Same as Gamashes. 1913 Webster]
His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Gam*beer"(?), v. t.[Cf. F. gambier a kind of hook.](Fishing)To gaff, as mackerel. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gam"be*son(?), n.Same as Gambison. 1913 Webster]
Gam"bet(?), n.[Fr. gambette, or It. gambetta.](Zo\'94l.)Any bird of the genuis Totanus. See Tattler. 1913 Webster]
Gam"bier(?), n.[Malayan.](a)The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and dyeing.(b)Catechu.[Written also gambeer and gambir.] 1913 Webster]
Gam"bi*son(?), n.[OF. gambeson, gambaison, fr. gambais, wambais, of German origin: cf. MHG. wambeis, G. wams doublet, fr. OHG. wamba, stomach. See Womb.]A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted. 1913 Webster]
Gam"bist(?), n.[It. gamba leg.](Mus.)A performer upon the