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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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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.Gaud, v. i. p. 561To sport or keep festival. [Obs.] “Gauding with his familiars.” North.Gaud, n. p. 561An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. “An idle gaud.” Shak. Rings, chains, and other vain gauds. W. Scott.Gaud'-dāy, n. p. 561See GAUDY, n.Gaud'ed, a. p. 561Adorned with trinkets; colored. [Obs.] “Nicely gauded cheeks.” Shak.Gaud'er-y, n. p. 561Finery; fine things; ornaments. [Rare.] “Tarnished gaudery.” Dryden.Gaud'ful, a. p. 561Joyful; showy.Gaud'i-ly, adv. p. 561In a gaudy manner; with vain show; ostentatiously. Guthrie.Gaud'i-ness, n. p. 561The quality or condition of being gaudy; showiness; tinsel appearance; ostentatious finery. Whitlock.Gaud'ish, a. p. 561Gaudy. “Gaudish ceremonies.” Bale.Gaud'less, a. p. 561Destitute of ornament. [Rare.]Gaud'y, a. p. 561Ostentatiously fine; gay beyond the simplicity of nature or good taste; showy; splendid; gay. A goldfinch there I saw, with gaudy pride Of painted plumes. Dryden. Costly thy habit as thy purse can…Gaud'y, n. p. 561A feast or festival. [Written also gaud-day.] [University of Oxford.] Conybeare.Gauf'fer, v. t. p. 561To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See GOFFER.Gauf'fer-ing, n. p. 561A mode of plaiting or fluting frills, &c., in which the plaits are wider than usual.Gāuge, v. t. p. 561To measure or to ascertain the contents of; to ascertain the capacity of, as of a pipe, puncheon, hogshead, barrel, tierce, or keg. 2. To measure the capacity or ability of; to proportion; to…Gauge, n. p. 561A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions or capacity; a standard of any kind. A gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. Moxon. There is not in our hands…Gāu'ge/a-ble, a. p. 561Capable of being gauged or measured.Gāuge'-côck, n. p. 561(Steam-boilers.) A stop-cock to show the height of the water; a form of water-gauge.Gāuge'-glass, n. p. 561A strong glass tube connected with a steam-boiler by two cocks, for indicating the height of the water in it.Gāuge'-point, n. p. 561The diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is one inch, and its content equal to that of a unit of a given measure; — a term used among gaugers.Gāu'ger, n. p. 561One who gauges; an officer whose business it is to ascertain the contents of casks.Gāu'ging-rŏd, n. p. 561An instrument to be used in measuring the contents of casks or vessels.Gaul, n. p. 561France; — anciently so called. 2. A native or inhabitant of Gaul.Gaul'ish, a. p. 561Pertaining to ancient France, or Gaul; Gallic. [Rare.]Gault, n. p. 561(Geol.) A series of beds of clay and marl, the geological position of which is between the upper and lower green-sand. [Prov. Eng.] Lyell.Gäunt, a. p. 561Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim. “The gaunt mastiff growling at the gate.” Pope. A mysterious but visible pestilence, striding gaunt and fleshless across our…Gäunt'let, n. p. 561A large glove of mail; a covering for the hand with plates of metal on the back, worn as part of the defensive armor in ancient times. Shak. 2. A long glove, covering the wrist; as, a…Gäunt'let-ed, a. p. 561Wearing a gauntlet.Gäunt'ly, adv. p. 561In a gaunt manner; leanly; meagerly.Gaun'tree or Gaun'try, n. p. 561A frame for supporting barrels in a cellar or elsewhere. W. Scott.Gauze, n. p. 561A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, of silk or linen.Gauze'-loom, n. p. 561A loom in which gauze is woven.Gauz'y, a. p. 561Pertaining to, or resembling, gauze; thin as gauze.Gāve, imp. p. 561of give.Găv'el, n. p. 561(Law.) Tribute; toll; custom. See GA-BEL. Cowell.Găv'el, n. p. 561A small heap of wheat, rye, or other grain, not tied up. Their corn lies on the gavel heap. Chapman. 2. A gable. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 3. The mallet of a chairman in a legislative body or public…Găv'el-ĕt, n. p. 561(O. Eng. Law.) An ancient special kind of cessavit used in Kent and London for the recovery of rent. [Obs.]Gā'vel-kind, n. p. 561(O. Eng. Law.) A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails…Gāv'e-lŏck, n. p. 561An iron crow or lever. [Prov. Eng.] Brockett. 2. A spear or javelin. [Obs.] Terence, Trans., 1614.Gāv'i-al, n. p. 561(Zoöl.) A species of crocodile, having a long, slender muzzle, teeth of uniform length, and feet completely webbed. The only living species are found in India. Gavial.Găv'i-lan, n. p. 561(Ornith.) A species of hawk in the Philippine Isles, having the back and wings yellow, and the belly white.