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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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Gāsh, v. t. p. 560To make a gash, or long, deep incision in;—applied chiefly to incisions in flesh. “Grievously gashed or gored to death.” Hayward.Gāsh, n. p. 560A deep and long cut; an incision of considerable length, particularly in flesh. “A perilous gash.” Shak.Gāsh'ful, a. p. 560Full of gashes; hence, hideous; frightful. “A gashful, horrid, ugly shape.” Gayton.Gās'-hōld'er, n. p. 560A vessel for containing and preserving gas; a gasometer.Gās'i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 560The act or process of converting into gas.Gās'-i-fy, v. t. p. 560To convert into gas, or an aëriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes.Găs'/ket, n. p. 560(Naut.) A flat, plaited cord fastened to the sail-yard of a ship, and used to furl the sail, or tie it to the yard when furled. Totten. 2. (Mech.) (a.) The platted hemp used for packing a piston, as…Gā's'kins, n. pl. p. 560Galligaskins; wide, open hose. [Written also gascoines and gascoynes. See GALLIGASKINS.] Shak.Gās'-light, n. p. 560Light produced by the combustion of carbureted hydrogen gas.Gās'-māin, n. p. 560One of the principal pipes for conveying gas from the works, and to which the service pipes are attached.Găs'-mē'ter, n. p. 560An instrument for measuring the quantity or number of cubic feet of gas consumed in a given time, at a particular place.Gas-ŏm'e-ter, n. p. 560An apparatus for measuring or holding gas; a gas-holder or reservoir; usually a cylinder closed at one end and having the other end immersed in water, in which it is made to rise or fall, according…Gās'/o-mē't/rie, a. p. 560Of, or pertaining to, the measurement of gases; as, gasometric analysis.Ga-sŏm'e-try, n. p. 560The art or practice of measuring gases, and also the science which treats of the nature and properties of these elastic fluids. Coxe.Găs'o-scope, n. p. 560An apparatus employed for the detection of bi-carbureted hydrogen gas in any place.Găsp, v. i. p. 560To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently. She gasps and struggles hard for life. Lloyd. 2. To pant…Găsp, v. t. p. 560To emit with gaspings; — with forth, out, away, &c. And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. Dryden.Găsp, n. p. 560The act of opening the mouth to catch the breath; a laboured respiration; a painful catching of the breath. At the last gasp, at the point of death; in great extremity. Addison.Găs'-rēg'ū-lā'tor, n. p. 560The same as GAS-GOVERNOR, q. v.Găs'-re-tōrt', n. p. 560A form of retort used to contain the coal and other materials used in the manufacture of gas.Găs'sing, n. p. 560(Manuf.) A process of singeing off the hairy filaments from cotton goods by passing the material between two rollers and exposing it to the action of numerous minute jets of gas. Simmons.Găs'sy, a. p. 560Full of gas; hence, inflated; exhilarated; full of ambitious or deceitful talk. [Colloq.]Gást, v. t. p. 560Gást'er p. 560To make aghast; to frighten; to terrify. See AGHAST. [Obs.] Shak.Gást'ful or Gást'ly, a. p. 560See GHASTFUL, GHASTLY.Gást'ness, n. p. 560See GHASTNESS.Găs'-tär, n. p. 560See COAL-TAR.Găs'ter-o-pōd, n. p. 560(Zoöl.) An animal of the subdivision Cephalate, of the subkingdom Mollusca, having a fleshy ventral disk, which serves to take the place of feet.Găs'ter-ōp'o-doŭs, a. p. 560Of, or relating to, or of the order of, Gasteropods.Gas-trāl'gi-a, n. p. 560(Med.) Pain in the stomach or epigastrium.Găs'tric, a. p. 560(Anat.) Belonging to the stomach. Gastric juice, or liquor (Physiol.), a thin, pellucid fluid, with an acid reaction, produced by a peculiar set of secretories in the mucous membrane of the stomach.…Găs'tri-cism, n. p. 560(Med.) A theory in accordance with which disorders of the stomach or of the gastric region are considered to be the causes of most other diseases.Gas-trĭl'o-quĭst, n. p. 560One who appears to speak from his stomach; a ventriloquist.Gas-tril'o-quoŭs, a. p. 560Ventriloquous. [Rare.] Chambers.Găs-trīl'o-quy, n. p. 560A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the stomach; ventriloquy.Gas-trī'tis, n. p. 560(Med.) Inflammation of the stomach.Găs'tro-cēle, n. p. 560(Med.) A hernia of the stomach.Găs'tro-dyn'i-ă, n. p. 560(Med.) Pain in the stomach; gastralgia.Gas-trŏl'o-gy, n. p. 560A treatise on the stomach.Găs'tro-măn'cy, n. p. 560(Antiq.) (a.) A kind of divination, among the ancients, by means of words seeming to be uttered from the stomach. (b.) A species of divination by means of glasses or other round, transparent vessels…Găs'tro-myth, n. p. 560One whose voice appears to proceed from the stomach; a ventriloquist. [Obs.]Găs'tro-nōme or Găs-trōn'o-mer, n. p. 560One who is fond of good living; an epicure; a glutton. Sir W. Scott.Găs'tro-nōm'ie or Găs'tro-nōm'ie-al, a. p. 560Pertaining to gastronomy.Gas-trŏn'o-mist, n. p. 560One who is fond of good living; a gastronomer.Gas-trŏn'o-my, n. p. 560The art or science of good eating; epicurism.Găs'tro-pŏd, n. p. 560See GASTEROPOD.Gas-trōp'o-doüs, a. p. 560See GASTEROPODOUS.Gas-trōr'a-phy, n. p. 560(Surg.) The operation of sewing up wounds of the abdomen. (Quincy.)Gas-trōt′o-my, n. p. 560(Surg.) The operation of cutting into or opening the abdomen.Gās'-wa·ter, n. p. 560Water through which coal-gas has been passed to purify it;—called also gas-liquor and ammoniacal water, and used for the manufacture of sal-ammoniac, carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue.…Gās'-works, n. pl. p. 560A manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting cities.Găt, imp. p. 560of get. [Obs.]Gāte, n. p. 560A goat. [Obs.] Spenser.Gāte, n. p. 560A large door or passage-way in the wall of a city, or an inclosed place, a grand edifice, and the like; also, the frame of timber, metal, &c., which closes the passage. 2. An opening left for passage…Gāt'ed, a. p. 560Having gates. Young.Gāte'-house, n. p. 560A house at or over a gate.Gāte'less, a. p. 560Having no gate.Gāte'-vein, n. p. 560(Anat.) A large vein which conveys the blood from the abdominal viscera into the liver; the vena porta. Bacon.Gāte'-wāy, n. p. 560A passage through a fence or wall; a gate; also, a frame, arch, or the like, in which a gate is hung, or a structure at an entrance or gate designed for ornament or defense.Gāte'wīse, adv. p. 560In the manner of a gate or gateway. [Obs.] “Three circles of stones set up gatewise.” Fuller.