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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Gär'den-stüff, n. p. 558Plants growing in a garden; vegetables for the table. [Colloq.]Gär'den-wâre, n. p. 558The produce of gardens; garden-stuff. [Obs.] Mortimer.Gä̈r'don, n. p. 558(Ichth.) A fish of the roach kind (Leuciscus Idus).Gär'dy-lōō', n. p. 558An old cry in throwing water, &c., from the windows in Edinburgh. W. Scott.Gäre, n. p. 558Coarse wool growing on the legs of sheep. Blount.Gär'-fish, n. p. 558The same as GAR. See GAR.Gär'ga-lize, v. t. p. 558To gargle; to rinse. Marston.Gär'ga-ney, n. p. 558A species of duck; summer teal; Anas querquedula. Yarrell.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.Gär'ga-rize, v. t. p. 558To gargle; to rinse or wash, as the mouth. [Obs.] Bacon.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…Gär'gil, n. p. 559A distemper in geese, which affects the head, and often proves fatal.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.]…Gär'gle, n. p. 559A liquid preparation for washing the mouth and throat. Wiseman.Gär'gle, n. p. 559(Arch.) See GARGOYLE.Gär'gol, n. p. 559A distemper in swine; garget. Mortimer.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.…Gär'gyle, n. p. 559(Arch.) See GARGOYLE.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…Gâr'ish-ness, n. p. 559The state of being garish; ostentation. Bp. Taylor.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.…Gär'land, v. t. p. 559To crown or deck with a garland. B. Jonson.Gär'land-less, a. p. 559Destitute of a garland. Shelley.Gär'lic, n. p. 559(Bot.) A plant of the genus Allium (A. sativum is the cultivated variety), having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid, pungent taste. Each root is composed of several lesser bulbs…Gär'lick-y, a. p. 559Like or containing garlic.Gär'lic-peär'-tree, n. p. 559(Bot.) A tree in Jamaica (Cratæva gynandra), bearing a fruit which has a strong scent of garlic, and a burning taste.Gär'ment, n. p. 559Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, &c. No man putteth a piece of new cloth to an old garment. Matt. ix. 16.Găr'ment-ed, a. p. 559Having on a garment. [Rare.]Gär'ner, n. p. 559A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation.Gär'ner, v. t. p. 559To gather for preservation; to store in a granary. Shak.Gär'net, n. p. 559(Min.) A mineral, usually occurring in symmetrical, twelve-sided crystals (dodecahedrons), of a deep-red color. [Formerly written also granate.] There are also green, yellow, brown, and black…Gär'net-if'er-ous, a. p. 559Producing garnets.Gär'/nish, v. t. p. 559To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish. All within with flowers was garnished. Spencer. 2. To ornament, as a dish with something laid about it; to furnish, as a…Găr'nish, n. p. 559Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated. So are you, sweet, Even in the garnish of a lovely boy. Shak. Matter and…Gär'/nish-ee', n. p. 559(Law.) One in whose hands the property of another has been attached, in a suit against the latter by a third person, and who is garnished or warned of the proceeding, and has notice of what is…Gär'-nish-ment, n. p. 559Ornament; embellishment; decoration. Wotton. 2. (Law.) (a.) Warning, or legal notice to one to appear and give information to the court on any matter. (b.) Warning to a person in whose hands the…Gär'ni-ture, n. p. 559That which garnishes; ornamental appendage; embellishment; furniture; dress. The pomp of groves and garniture of fields. Beattie.Ga-rōok'ah, n. p. 559A vessel met with in the Persian Gulf, and trading often as far as the Malabar coast. In length it varies from fifty to a hundred feet, and is remarkable in that the keel is only one third the length…Gā′rōu′s, a. p. 559Pertaining to garum; resembling pickle made of fish. Browne.Gär'ran, n. p. 559A small horse; a highland horse; a hack; a jade; a galloway. [Written also garrom.] Temple.Găr'ret, n. p. 559A turret or battlement. [Obs.] He saw men go up and down on the garrets of the gates and walls. Ld. Berners. 2. That part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under the roof; an attic.…Gär'ret-ed, a. p. 559Protected by turrets. [Obs.] Carew.Gar'ret-eer', n. p. 559An inhabitant of a garret; a poor author; a literary hack.Găr'ret-ing, n. p. 559Small splinters of stone inserted in the joints of coarse masonry. Weale.Găr'ri-son, n. p. 559(Mil.) (a.) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town, to defend it against an enemy, or to keep the inhabitants in subjection. Burke. (b.) A strong place, in which troops are quartered…Gär'ri-son, v. t. p. 559(Mil.) (a.) To place troops in, as in a fortress, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town. (b.) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison…Gär'ron, n. p. 559Same as GARRAN, q. v.Gär'rot, n. p. 559(Surg.) A stick or small wooden cylinder used for the purpose of tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb. 2. (Ornith.) A kind of duck; a bird of the genus Clangula.Gar-rōte', n. p. 559A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life becomes extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is…Gar-rōte', v. t. p. 559To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.Gar-röt'er, n. p. 559One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a view to strangle and rob him.Gar-rŭl'li-ty, n. p. 559The quality of being garrulous; talkativeness; loquacity. Ray.Gär'rŭ-lōüs, a. p. 559Indulging in, or characterized by, long, prosy talk, with repetition and excessive detail; talkative; loquacious. Undoubtedly the French are the most garrulous people on earth. De Quincey.…Gär'rul-lōus-ly, adv. p. 559In a garrulous manner.Gär'ru-lou's-ness, n. p. 559Talkativeness; loquacity.Gär'ter, n. p. 559A string or band used to tie a stocking to the leg, so as to prevent it from dropping or slipping down. 2. The badge of the highest order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the Order of the…Gär'ter, v. t. p. 559To bind with a garter. He ... could not see to garter his hose. 2. To invest with the order of the Garter. Warton.Gär'ter-fish, n. p. 559(Ichth.) A fish having a long, depressed body, like the blade of a sword; the Lepidopus.Gär'ter-snāk(e), n. p. 559(Zoöl.) The striped snake, of which there are two species, both harmless, common in the United States, Eutania sirtalis, and E. ordinata, the latter being found only in the Southern States.Gärth, n. p. 559A close; a yard; a croft; a garden. I think no more of deadly larks therein Than in a clapper clapping in a garth To scare the fowl from fruit. Tennyson. 2. A hoop or band. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 3.…