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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. Gē/o-măn'cer, n.p. 566One who practices, or is versed in, geomancy.
  2. Gē'o-măn'cy, n.p. 566A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed by little dots or points, originally on the earth, and afterward on paper.
  3. Gē/o-măn’tie or Gē/o-măn’tie-al, a.p. 566Pertaining or belonging to geomancy.
  4. Ge-ŏm'e-ter, n.p. 566One skilled in geometry; a geometrician. Watts.
  5. Ge-ŏm'e-tral, a.p. 566Pertaining to geometry. [Obs.]
  6. Gē'o-mĕt'ric or Gē'o-mĕt'ric-al, a.p. 566Pertaining to, or according to, the rules or principles of geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution of a problem. Geometrical pace, a measure of five feet. — Geometric pen, an…
  7. Gē'o-mĕt'ric-al-ly, adv.p. 566According to the rules or laws of geometry.
  8. Ge-om'e-tri'cian, n.p. 566One skilled in geometry; a geometer.
  9. Ge-ŏm'e-trize, v. i.p. 566To recognize or apprehend geometrical quantities or laws; to make geometrical constructions; to proceed in accordance with the principles of geometry. Nature geometrizeth, and observeth order in all…
  10. Gĕ-ŏm'e-try, n.p. 566That branch of mathematics which investigates the relations, properties, and measurement of solids, surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of the properties and relations of…
  11. Ge-ōph'a-gĭsm, n.p. 567The act or habit of eating earth. See DIRT-EATING. Dunglison.
  12. Gē-ōph'a-gist, n.p. 567One who has a diseased appetite for eating clay, chalk, and the like.
  13. Gē'o-pôn'ie or Gē'o-pôn'ie-al, a.p. 567Pertaining to tillage of the earth, or agriculture.
  14. Gē/o-pōn'ies, n. sing.p. 567The art or science of cultivating the earth. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Evelyn.
  15. Gē'o-rā'mā, n.p. 567An invention for exhibiting, on the inner surface of a large, hollow sphere, a general view of the geography of the earth's surface.
  16. Gĕōrge, n.p. 567A figure of St. George on horseback, worn by Knights of the Garter. Shak. 2. A brown loaf. Dryden.
  17. Geōrge-nō'ble, n.p. 567A gold coin of the time of Henry VIII., of the value of six shillings eight pence sterling, or about $1.50.
  18. Geor'gi-an, a.p. 567(Geog.) Belonging or relating to Georgia, in Asia, or to Georgia, one of the United States. 2. Belonging or relating to the reigns of the four Georges, kings of Great Britain; as, the Georgian era.
  19. Gēor'gie, n.p. 567A rural poem; a poetical composition on the subject of husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands; as, the Georgics of Virgil.
  20. Gēor'gie or Gēor'gie-al, a.p. 567Relating to agriculture and rural affairs. Addison.
  21. Gĕor'gi-ŭm Sī'dusp. 567(Astron.) The planet Uranus, so named by its discoverer, Sir William Herschel.
  22. Ge-ös'co-py, n.p. 567Knowledge of the earth, ground, or soil, obtained by inspection. Chambers.
  23. Gē/o-se-lēn'ic, a.p. 567Pertaining to the earth and moon; belonging to, or concerned in, the joint action or mutual relations of the earth and moon; as, geoselenic phenomena.
  24. Ge-ōt'ic, a.p. 567Belonging to earth; terrestrial. [Obs.] Bailey.
  25. Gē'rah, n.p. 567(Jewish Antiq.) The smallest piece of money in use among the ancient Hebrews, being the twentieth part of a shekel, or nearly three cents.
  26. Ge-rā'ni-ŭm, n.p. 567(Bot.) A genus of plants having a beak-like torus or receptacle, around which the seed-capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy…
  27. Gé'rant, n.p. 567The manager or acting partner of a company, joint-stock association, &c. Simmonds.
  28. gē'rent, a.p. 567Bearing; carrying. [Obs.] Bailey.
  29. Gĕrm, n.p. 567(Physiol.) That which is to develop an embryo; a point of growth; an ovary; a bud; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like. In the entire process in which a new being originates .…
  30. Ger-man', a.p. 567The same as GERMANE.
  31. gĕr'man, a.p. 567Nearly related; closely akin. Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion. Shak. Cousins german, cousins having the same grandfather.
  32. Gēr'man, a.p. 567(Geog.) Belonging to Germany. German sausage, a polony, or gut stuffed with meat partly cooked.—German silver, an alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel in different proportions for different uses;—thus…
  33. Gĕr'man, n.p. 567(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Germany. 2. The German language.
  34. Ger-män'der, n.p. 567(Bot.) A plant of several species of the genera Veronica and Teucrium, formerly much used, in Europe, for medicine and in brewing.
  35. Ger-māne', a.p. 567Literally, near akin; hence, closely allied; appropriate or fitting; relevant. The phrase would be more germane to the matter. Shak. Apply the funds to a purpose as germane as possible to the…
  36. Ger-măn'ic, a.p. 567Pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic body or confederacy.
  37. Gēr'man-ism, n.p. 567An idiom of the German language. Chesterfield.
  38. Gĕr'man-mil'let, n.p. 567(Bot.) A species of grass (Setaria Germanica), the seed of which is sometimes used for food. Simmonds.
  39. Gĕr'man-pāste, n.p. 567A food for cage birds, made of pea-meal, hemp-seed, raw meat, lard, and honey or treacle. Simmonds.
  40. Gĕr'men, n.p. 567Same as GERM, q. v.
  41. Gĕr'mi-nal, a.p. 567Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal vesicle.
  42. Germinal (zhär'me-näl'), n.p. 567The seventh month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792. It commenced March 21, and ended April 19. See VENDEMIAIRE.
  43. Gěr'mi-nant, a.p. 567Sprouting; sending forth germs or buds.
  44. Gĕr'mi-nāte, v. i.p. 567To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed. Bacon.
  45. Gĕr'mi-nāte, v. t.p. 567To cause to sprout. Price.
  46. Gĕr'mi-nā'tion, n.p. 567The act of sprouting; the first beginning of vegetation in a seed or plant. 2. The time in which seeds vegetate, after being planted or sown. Martyn.
  47. Gĕr'mi-na-tĭve, a.p. 567Pertaining to germination.
  48. Gĕrn, v. t.p. 567To grin or yawn. [Obs.] Spenser.
  49. Gē'ro-cō'mi-ȧ, n.p. 567The same as GEROCOMY.
  50. Gē'ro-cŏm'ic-al, a.p. 567Pertaining to gerocomy. [Obs.] Smith, 1666.
  51. Ge-rōe'o-my, n.p. 567(Med.) That part of medicine which treats of the proper regimen for old people.
  52. Gĕr'ry-man'der, v. t.p. 567To divide, as a state, into local districts, for the choice of representatives, in a way which is unnatural and unfair, with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent. ☞ This…
  53. Gĕr'und,, n.p. 567(Lat. Gram.) A kind of verbal neuter noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.
  54. Ge-rŭnd'i-al, a.p. 567Pertaining to, or resembling, a gerund.
  55. Ge-rānd'ive, n.p. 567(Lat. Gram.) The future passive participle. Andrews.
  56. Ge-rŭnd/īve, a.p. 567Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund; gerundial.
  57. Ge-rūnd′ive-ly, adv.p. 567In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund.
  58. Ger-vil'li-a, n.p. 567(Palæon.) An extinct genus of bivalves, found in a fossil state.
  59. Gĕs'ling, n.p. 567The same as GOSLING. [Prov. Eng.]
  60. Gest, n.p. 567That which has been done; something accomplished; a deed, action, or achievement; demeanor. [Rare.] “Heroic grace and honorable gest.” Spenser. The lives, stories, and gests of men, which are…