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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Găl'lon, n. p. 556A measure of capacity for dry or liquid things, but usually for liquids, and containing four quarts. The standard gallon of the United States contains 231 cubic inches, or 58372.1754 grains, or…Gal-loon', n. p. 556A ribbon-like tissue thickly woven, and usually interwoven with threads of metal, as gold, silver, &c., also of silk, and the like, used for binding or decorating garments, &c. Gold and silver…Gal-lōoned’, a. p. 556Furnished or adorned with galloon.Găl'lop, v. i. p. 556To move or run with leaps or bounds, as a horse; to run or move with speed. But gallop lively down the western hill. Doane. 2. To move very rapidly; to run over. Such superficial ideas he may collect…Găl'lop, n. p. 556A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet together, in successive leaps or bounds.Gál'lop-āde, n. p. 556A kind of dance, and also a kind of music appropriate to the dance.Găl'lop-ăde', v. i. p. 556To perform the dance called gallopade.Găl'lop-er, n. p. 556One who, or that which, gallops. 2. (Mil.) A carriage on which very small guns are conveyed, having shafts on which the gun may be conveyed without a limber. [Rare.]Găl'lo-pin, n. p. 556An under-servant for the kitchen; a scullion. [Obs.] Halliwell.Găl'lo-tăn'nic, a. p. 556(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the pure tannin of nutgalls; as, gallotannic acid.Gäl'lōw, v. t. p. 556To fright or terrify. [Obs.] The wrathful skies Gallow the very wanderers of the dark, And make them keep their caves. Shak.Găl'lo-wāy, n. p. 556A horse, or species of horses, of a small size, first bred in Galloway, in Scotland, characterized by great spirit, endurance, and easiness of gait. Hawkesworth.Găl'lōw-glāss, n. p. 556A heavy-armed foot-soldier of Ireland and the Western Isles. Shak.Găl'lows, n. sing. p. 556An instrument of punishment on which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two posts and a cross-beam on the top, to which the criminal is suspended by a rope fastened round his…Găl'lows-bĭtts, n. pl. p. 556(Naut.) A strong frame in the center of a ship's deck for supporting spare spars while in port. Totten.Găl'lows-frame, n. p. 556(Steam-eng.) The frame that supports the beam of a beam-engine. [U. S.]Gāl'lows-free, a. p. 556Free from danger of the gallows. [Rare.] Dryden.Gāl'lows-tree, n. p. 556A tree used for execution, or as a gallows. [Obs.] Spencer.Gall'-sick-ness, n. p. 556A remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands. Dunglison.Gall'-stōne, n. p. 556A concretion formed in the gall-bladder.Gall'y, a. p. 556Like gall; bitter as gall. Cranmer.Găl'ly, n. p. 556A printer's frame. [Written also, and more usually, galley.]Gāl'ly-gās'kins, n. pl. p. 556See GALLIGASKINS.Găl'ly-worm, n. p. 556An insect of the centiped kind, of several species. [Written also galley-worm.]Ga-lōshe', n. p. 556A patten, clog, or wooden shoe. [Obs.] 2. A shoe to be worn over another shoe to keep the foot dry. 3. A gaiter made to cover the leg and upper part of the foot.Gāl'op, n. p. 556(Mus.) A quick species of dance, generally in ²⁄₄ time.Ga-lōre', n. p. 556Plenty; abundance. “They tippled strong liquor galore.” Old Ballad. ☞ This word is not now used except in some parts of England, and by sailors.Ga-lōshe', n. p. 556The same as GALOCHE.Gal'sōme, a. p. 556Angry; malignant. [Obs.] Morton.Galt, n. p. 556The same as GAULT.Gal-văn'ic, a. p. 556Pertaining to galvanism; containing or exhibiting galvanism. Galvanic battery, an apparatus for generating galvanism. See BATTERY.Gal-văn'ic Pile p. 556The original form of the apparatus used by Volta to produce a current of dynamical electricity. It consisted of a pile of alternate silver and zinc disks, laid up with disks of paper or cloth between…Găl'va-nĭsm, n. p. 556Electricity developed by chemical action between different substances without the aid of friction, as by connecting dissimilar metals, as copper and zinc, with an intervening oxidizing fluid; current…Gāl'va-nist, n. p. 556One versed in galvanism.Gāl'va-nīze, v. t. p. 556To affect with galvanism. 2. To plate, as with gold, silver, &c., by means of galvanism. 3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action, as from a state of suspended animation.Galvanized iron p. 556iron coated with zinc by galvanic deposition; more commonly, iron coated with zinc by a peculiar process, in which the coating is produced, not by galvanism, but by plunging the iron, after its…Gāl'va-nīz'er, n. p. 556One who, or that which, galvanizes.Gal-vā'no-caus'tic, a. p. 556Relating to the use of galvanic heat as a caustic, especially in medicine.Găl'va-nŏl'o-gĭst, n. p. 556One who describes the phenomena of galvanism.Găl'va-nŏl'o-gy, n. p. 556A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its phenomena.Gāl'va-nŏm'e-ter, n. p. 556An instrument or apparatus for measuring the force of minute quantities of galvanic electricity. Ure.Gal-vā'no-plās'tic, a. p. 557Pertaining to the art or process of electro-typing. Tomlinson.Gal-vān'o-scōpe, n. p. 557An instrument or apparatus for detecting the presence of minute quantities of galvanic electricity.Gā'ma-grāss, n. p. 557(Bot.) A species of grass; Tripsacum dactyloides. It is tall, stout, and exceedingly productive, and is cultivated in the West Indies, and somewhat in the Southern States of North America, as a…Ga-māsh'es, n. pl. p. 557Short spatterdashes similar to gaiters. [Obs.] Shelton.Gam-bā'do, n. p. 557A case of leather, formerly used to defend the leg from mud, and in riding on horseback. His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps. W. Scott.Găm'bet or Gam-bē'tā, n. p. 557(Ornith.) A bird, of the size of the greenshank, found in the Arctic Sea, and in Scandinavia and Iceland. Pennant.Gām'bier, n. p. 557The inspissated juice of a plant (the Uncaria gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, much used in dyeing and tanning. It is also eaten with betel-nuts. By tanners it is called Terra…Găm'bi-son, n. p. 557A stuffed doublet worn under armor. [Obs.] Toone.Gām'bist, n. p. 557(Mus.) A performer upon the viola di gamba. See VIOLA.Găm'bit, n. p. 557(Chess-playing.) A mode of opening the game; a peculiar movement made on beginning to play. ☞ “There are many forms of gambit at chess, and in every one there is the sacrifice of a pawn early in the…Găm'ble, v. i. p. 557To play or game for money or other stake.Găm'ble, v. t. p. 557To lose or squander by gaming; — usually with away. Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates. Ames.Găm'bler, n. p. 557One who gambles; one who games or plays for money or other stake.Gam-bōgē' or Gam-bō'ge, n. p. 557A concrete vegetable juice, or gum-resin, produced by several species of trees growing in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, whence…Gam-bō'gi-an or Gam-bō'gie, a. p. 557Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, gamboge.Găm'bol, v. i. p. 557To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to play in frolic, like boys and lambs. 2. To leap; to start. Shak.Găm'bol, n. p. 557A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a skip; a hop; a leap; a sportive prank. Dryden.Gām'brēl, n. p. 557The hind leg of a horse. 2. A stick crooked like a horse's leg, used by butchers in suspending animals which have been slaughtered for the purpose of dressing and weighing them.Gambrel roof p. 557a hipped roof; a mansard or curb roof. [U. S.] [See Illust. of Curb-roof.]