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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. Ghōst'less, a.p. 568Without life or spirit. [Obs.] Sherwood.
  2. Ghost'li-ness, n.p. 568Spiritual tendency. [Obs.]
  3. Ghōst'ly, a.p. 568Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual. “A divine, a ghostly confessor.” Shak. “Ghostly offices.” Bp. Taylor. Save and defend us from our ghostly enemies. Common Prayer. One of the…
  4. Ghoul, n.p. 568An imaginary evil being among Eastern nations, which was supposed to prey upon human bodies. [Written also ghole.] T. Moore.
  5. Gial-lo-lī'no, n.p. 568A fine yellow pigment; the yellow oxide of lead or massicot. The term, however, was variously employed by early writers on art. Fairholt.
  6. Giam'beux, n. pl.p. 568Greaves; armor for the legs. [Obs.] Spenser.
  7. Gi'ant, n.p. 568[O. Eng. geant, from Fr. géant, Pr. jaian, jaant, gigant, Sp., Pg., & It. gigante, A-S. gigant, from Lat. gigas, gigantis, Gr. γίγας, γίγαντος, properly i. q. γηγενής, earth-born, γενεά, from γῆ, the…
  8. Gi'ant, a.p. 568Like a giant; extraordinary in size or strength; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
  9. Gi'ant-ess, n.p. 568A female giant; a female of extraordinary size and stature. Shak.
  10. Gī'ant-fen'nel, n.p. 568(Bot.) A large, coarse-looking herb, of the genus Ferula; fennel-giant.
  11. Gī'ant-ize, v. i.p. 568To play the giant. [Obs.] Sherwood.
  12. Gi'ant-ly, a.p. 568Appropriate to, or resembling, a giant; gigantic; huge. [Obs.] South.
  13. Gĭ'ant-ry, n.p. 568The race of giants. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
  14. Gi'ant-shĭp, n.p. 568The state or character of a giant. His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen, Stalking with less unconscionable strides. Milton.
  15. Giaour, n.p. 568An infidel; — a term applied by the Turks to disbelievers in the religion of Mahomet. Byron.
  16. Gĭb, n.p. 568A cat. [Obs.]
  17. Gib, n.p. 568A piece or slip, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts together, or keep them in place, — usually held in its place by a wedge or key, or by a screw. Gib and key, or…
  18. Gĭb, v. i.p. 568To act like a cat; to caterwaul. B. & Fl. 2. To show determination not to move; to be obstinate; to balk; — said of a horse. Youatt.
  19. Gib, v. t.p. 568To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs.
  20. Gibbe, n.p. 568An old, worn-out animal. [Obs.] Shak.
  21. Gib'ber, v. i.p. 568To speak rapidly and inarticulately. [Obs.] Shak.
  22. Gĭb'ber, n.p. 568A balky horse. Youatt.
  23. Gib'ber-ish, n.p. 568Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words. Swift.
  24. Gib'ber-ish, a.p. 568Unmeaning, as words.
  25. Gib'bet, n.p. 568A kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting from the top, on which, formerly, notorious malefactors were hanged in chains, and on which their bodies were suffered to remain as…
  26. Gib'bet, v. t.p. 568To hang and expose on a gibbet or gallows, as an infamous punishment; to hang or expose on any thing. 2. To expose to infamy. “I'll gibbet up his name.” Oldham.
  27. Gib'biër, n.p. 568Wild fowl; game. [Obs.] Addison.
  28. Gib'bon, n.p. 568(Zoöl.) An animal of the genus Hylobates (H. lar), a kind of ape remarkable for the length of its arms, which, when the animal is standing, reach to the ankle joints. It is of a black color, with the…
  29. Gib'-bōōm, n.p. 568See JIB-BOOM.
  30. Gib-bōse', a.p. 568Humped;—said of a surface which presents one or more large elevations. Brande.
  31. Gib-bŏs'i-ty, n.p. 568The state of being gibbous; gibbousness.
  32. Gĭb'bous, a.p. 568Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the quarters and the full moon, the enlightened part being then convex. The bones will rise, and make a…
  33. Gib'bous-ly, adv.p. 568In a gibbous form.
  34. Gib'bous-ness, n.p. 568Protuberance; a round prominence; convexity.
  35. Gĭbbs'īte, n.p. 568(Min.) A mineral found at Richmond, in Massachusetts, and named in honor of George Gibbs. It is a hydrate of alumina.
  36. Gĭb'cat, n.p. 568A he-cat, or an old worn-out cat. [Obs.] Shak.
  37. Gibe, v. i.p. 568To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff. Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout. Swift. That dry, barren, musty gibing…
  38. Gibe, v. t.p. 568To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to treat with sarcastic reflections; to taunt. Draw the beasts as I describe them, From their features, while I gibe them. Swift.
  39. Gibe, n.p. 568An expression of censure mingled with contempt; a scoff; a railing; an expression of sarcastic scorn. Mark the fleers, the gibes, and the notable scorns, That dwell in every region of his face. Shak.…
  40. Gĭb'er, n.p. 568One who utters gibes. B. Jonson.
  41. Gib'ing-ly, adv.p. 568In a gibing manner; scornfully.
  42. Gib'let, a.p. 568Made of giblets; as, a giblet pie.
  43. Gĭb'lets, n. pl.p. 568Those parts of a fowl which are removed before cooking, as the heart, liver, gizzard, &c.;—often served separately, as in a sauce or pie.
  44. Gĭb'ship, n.p. 568Catship. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  45. Gĭb'stȧff, n.p. 568A staff to gauge water, or to push a boat. 2. A staff formerly used in fighting beasts on the stage. [Obs.] Bailey.
  46. Gĭd'di-ly, adv.p. 568In a giddy, unsteady, or careless manner; inconstantly; negligently.
  47. Gid'di-ness, n.p. 568The state of being giddy. A medicine against the giddiness of the brain. Holyday. 2. The quality of being inconstant or heedless; unsteadiness; levity. South.
  48. Gĭd'dy, a.p. 569Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; light-headed; given to vertigo…
  49. Gĭd'dy, v. i.p. 569To turn rapidly; to reel. Chapman.
  50. Gĭd'dy, v. t.p. 569To make dizzy; to render reeling or unsteady. Farindon.
  51. Gĭd'dy-hĕad, n.p. 569A person without thought or judgment.
  52. Gĭd'dy-pāçed, a.p. 569Moving irregularly. [Obs.] Shak.
  53. Gīe, v. t.p. 569To guide. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  54. Gier'-ēa'gle, n.p. 569A bird of the eagle kind mentioned in Leviticus xi. 18.
  55. Gĭē'seck-ite, n.p. 569(Min.) A mineral occurring in greenish-gray six-sided prisms, having a greasy luster. It is a pseudomorph of elæolite, and differs from it mainly in containing a small additional portion of water;—so…
  56. Gif, conj.p. 569If. ☞ Gif is the old form of if, and frequently occurs in the earlier English writers. See If.
  57. Gĭf'fard In-jĕt'orp. 569An instrument for supplying steam-boilers with water, and operated by the direct action of steam on the water;—so called from the inventor. ☞ The steam enters from the boiler at A, and the water from…
  58. Giff'-gāff, n.p. 569Mutual accommodation;—an old phrase used by Hugh Latimer, and revived by Sir Walter Scott.
  59. Jiff'y, n.p. 569A very short time; an instant; a moment; a jiffy. [Colloq.]
  60. Gift, n.p. 569Any thing given or bestowed; any piece of property which is voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a donation; a present; an offering; an oblation;—sometimes used in a…