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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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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.Gāth'er, v. t. p. 560To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to congregate. And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her…Gāth'er, v. i. p. 560To come together; to collect; to unite; to become assembled; to congregate. When small humors gather to a gout. Pope. The evening is beginning to gather in. Hazlitt. 2. To grow larger by accretion of…Găth'er, n. p. 561A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing the thread through it.Găth'er-a-ble, a. p. 561Capable of being gathered or collected; deducible. [Rare.] Godwin.Găth'er-er, n. p. 561One who gathers or collects; one who gets in a crop.Găth'er-ing, n. p. 561That which is gathered, collected, or brought together; as, (a.) A crowd; an assembly; a congregation. (b.) Charitable contribution; collection. (c.) A tumor, suppurated or maturated; a collection of…Gät'ten-tree, n. p. 561A species of Cornus, or cornelian cherry.Găt'-tōothed, a. p. 561Goat-toothed; having a lickerish tooth; lustful. [Obs.] Chaucer.Gauche, a. p. 561Left handed; hence, awkward, unhandy.Gaucherie, n. p. 561A ridiculously awkward act. C. Kingsley.Gau'cho, n. p. 561(Geog.) One of the native inhabitants of the pampas of La Plata, of Spanish-American descent, celebrated for their independence, horsemanship, cattle-rearing, and rude, uncivilized mode of life.