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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Gāol, n.p. 558A place of confinement or safe keeping of persons legally committed to it for crime, or of persons committed for trial or for failure to recognize in criminal cases, or for contempt of court, and of…
  2. Gāol or Gāol'-de-liv'er-y, v. t.p. 558To imprison; to confine in prison. Bacon. Gāol'-de-liv'er-y (jāl), n. (Law.) A clearing the gaol of persons confined in it for trial, by trying them; and of persons whom the grand jury fail to…
  3. Gāol'er, n.p. 558The keeper of a gaol or prisoner; a jailer. See JAILER.
  4. Gāp, n.p. 558An opening in any thing made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence or wall; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach, defect, flaw, or dishonor; an opening which…
  5. Gāpe, v. i.p. 558To open the mouth wide; as, (a.) Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape. Dryden. (b.) Indicating sleepiness, indifference, dullness; to yawn. She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes, And…
  6. Gāpe, n.p. 558The act of gaping. Addison. 2. (Zoöl.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, &c. The gapes, a disease of young poultry, attended with much gaping.
  7. Gāp'er, n.p. 558One who gapes in longing, weariness, astonishment, and the like. 2. (Ichth.) A fish with six or seven bands, and tail undivided. Pennant.
  8. Găp'-tōothed, a.p. 558Having interstices between the teeth. Dryden.
  9. Gār, n.p. 558(Ichth.) (a.) A fish of the pike or Esox family, of the genus Belone, having a long, pointed head, as the B. vulgaris, or sea-pike, of European shores, the B. truncata, or banded gar-fish, of the…
  10. Gār, v. t.p. 558To cause; to make. [Obs.] Spenser.
  11. Gār'an-çīne, n.p. 558(Chem.) An extract of madder by means of sulphuric acid. Ure.
  12. Gārb, n.p. 558Clothing; especially, official or appropriate dress; habit; as, the garb of a clergyman or judge. 2. Fashion, or mode of dress; hence, exterior appearance as expressive of the feelings or character…
  13. Gār'bage, n.p. 558The bowels of an animal; refuse parts of flesh; offal; hence, the refuse animal and vegetable matter from a kitchen.
  14. Gär'bağed, a.p. 558Stripped of the bowels. Sherwood.
  15. Gärbed, a.p. 558Dressed; habited; clad. [Rare.]
  16. Gār'bel, n.p. 558(Naut.) The plank next the keel of a ship. See GARBOARD. 2. Any thing sifted, or from which the coarse parts have been taken. Dalton.
  17. Gār'ble, v. t.p. 558(O. Fr. grabeler, for garbeler, to examine, to garble spices, &c., and hence, also, to examine precisely, look narrowly, L. Lat. & It. garbellare, to sift, clean, Sp. garbillar, to garble, to sift…
  18. Gār'bler, n.p. 558One who garbles, sifts, separates, or selects; as, a garbler of spices, or of quotations.
  19. Gār'bles, n. pl.p. 558The dust, soil, or filth, separated from good spices, drugs, &c.
  20. Gär'board, n.p. 558(Naut.) The first plank fastened on the keel on the outside.
  21. Garboard-streakp. 558the first range or streak of planks laid on a ship's bottom next the keel. Totten.
  22. Gär'boil, n.p. 558Tumult; uproar; disorder. [Obs.] Her garboils Made out of her impatience, I grieving grant, Did you too much disquiet. Shak.
  23. Gar-çĭn'ĭ-a, n.p. 558(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree (G. mangostana), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago;—so called in honor of Dr. Garcin. Baird.
  24. Gärd, n.p. 558Garden. [Obs.] “Trees of the gard.” Beau.
  25. Gärd, v. & n.p. 558See GUARD and WARD.
  26. Gärd'ant, a.p. 558(Her.) In a full-faced position, or in the act of looking at an observer;—a term applied to an animal thus represented, whether passant, rampant, or otherwise. Brandé.
  27. Gär'den, n.p. 558A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs or plants, fruits and flowers, and vegetables. 2. A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country; a delightful spot. I am arrived from…
  28. Gär'den, v. i.p. 558To lay out or to cultivate a garden; to prepare and cultivate ground as a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.
  29. Gär'den, v. t.p. 558To cultivate as a garden.
  30. Gär'den-ĕn'ġine, n.p. 558A machine for watering gardens. Simmonds.
  31. Gär'den-er, n.p. 558One who makes and tends a garden; a horticulturist.
  32. Gär'den-house, n.p. 558A summer-house. B. & Fl. 2. A privy; a necessary. [Southern States.]
  33. Gar-dē'nĭ-ă, n.p. 558(Bot.) A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine;—so called in honor of Dr. Garden.
  34. Gär'den-ing, n.p. 558The art of laying out and cultivating gardens; horticulture.
  35. Gär'den-less, a.p. 558Destitute of a garden. Shelley.
  36. Gär'den-mōld or Gär'den-mōuld, n.p. 558Mold, or rich, mellow earth, suitable for a garden. Mortimer.
  37. Gär'den-plöt, n.p. 558Plot or plantation of a garden.
  38. Gär'den-ship, n.p. 558Horticulture. [Obs.] Ld. Shaftesbury.
  39. Gär'den-ständ, n.p. 558A stand or support for flower pots.
  40. Gär'den-stüff, n.p. 558Plants growing in a garden; vegetables for the table. [Colloq.]
  41. Gär'den-wâre, n.p. 558The produce of gardens; garden-stuff. [Obs.] Mortimer.
  42. Gä̈r'don, n.p. 558(Ichth.) A fish of the roach kind (Leuciscus Idus).
  43. Gär'dy-lōō', n.p. 558An old cry in throwing water, &c., from the windows in Edinburgh. W. Scott.
  44. Gäre, n.p. 558Coarse wool growing on the legs of sheep. Blount.
  45. Gär'-fish, n.p. 558The same as GAR. See GAR.
  46. Gär'ga-lize, v. t.p. 558To gargle; to rinse. Marston.
  47. Gär'ga-ney, n.p. 558A species of duck; summer teal; Anas querquedula. Yarrell.
  48. Gär'ga-rĭsm, n.p. 558(Med.) Any liquid preparation intended to be retained in the mouth for a time, and thrown in contact with the uvula and other organs of the throat; a gargle. Dunglison.
  49. Gär'ga-rize, v. t.p. 558To gargle; to rinse or wash, as the mouth. [Obs.] Bacon.
  50. Gär'get, n.p. 559A disease in the udders of cows, arising from an inflammation of the lymphatic glands. 2. A disease in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite. Vomitt. 3. (Bot.) A plant of the genus…
  51. Gär'gil, n.p. 559A distemper in geese, which affects the head, and often proves fatal.
  52. Gär'gle, v. t.p. 559To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particularly the latter, preventing the liquid from descending by an expulsion of air against it. 2. To warble; to play in the throat. [Obs. and rare.]…
  53. Gär'gle, n.p. 559A liquid preparation for washing the mouth and throat. Wiseman.
  54. Gär'gle, n.p. 559(Arch.) See GARGOYLE.
  55. Gär'gol, n.p. 559A distemper in swine; garget. Mortimer.
  56. Gär'goyle, n.p. 559(Arch.) A spout projecting from the roof-gutters of buildings, especially of ancient ones, carved grotesquely, often representing human figures, or animals, or birds, of real or fanciful kinds.…
  57. Gär'gyle, n.p. 559(Arch.) See GARGOYLE.
  58. Găr'ish, a.p. 559Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or seeking attention. “The garish sun.” Shak. “In garish gaudery.” Bp. Hall. “Garish like the laughter of drunkenness.” Bp. Taylor. “A garish flag, / To be…
  59. Gâr'ish-ness, n.p. 559The state of being garish; ostentation. Bp. Taylor.
  60. Gär'land, n.p. 559A wreath or chaplet made of branches, flowers, feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown; a coronal. Pope. 2. The top; the principal thing, or thing most prized.…