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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. 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…
  2. Gib'-bōōm, n.p. 568See JIB-BOOM.
  3. Gib-bōse', a.p. 568Humped;—said of a surface which presents one or more large elevations. Brande.
  4. Gib-bŏs'i-ty, n.p. 568The state of being gibbous; gibbousness.
  5. 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…
  6. Gib'bous-ly, adv.p. 568In a gibbous form.
  7. Gib'bous-ness, n.p. 568Protuberance; a round prominence; convexity.
  8. 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.
  9. Gĭb'cat, n.p. 568A he-cat, or an old worn-out cat. [Obs.] Shak.
  10. 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…
  11. 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.
  12. 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.…
  13. Gĭb'er, n.p. 568One who utters gibes. B. Jonson.
  14. Gib'ing-ly, adv.p. 568In a gibing manner; scornfully.
  15. Gib'let, a.p. 568Made of giblets; as, a giblet pie.
  16. 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.
  17. Gĭb'ship, n.p. 568Catship. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  18. 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.
  19. Gĭd'di-ly, adv.p. 568In a giddy, unsteady, or careless manner; inconstantly; negligently.
  20. 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.
  21. 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…
  22. Gĭd'dy, v. i.p. 569To turn rapidly; to reel. Chapman.
  23. Gĭd'dy, v. t.p. 569To make dizzy; to render reeling or unsteady. Farindon.
  24. Gĭd'dy-hĕad, n.p. 569A person without thought or judgment.
  25. Gĭd'dy-pāçed, a.p. 569Moving irregularly. [Obs.] Shak.
  26. Gīe, v. t.p. 569To guide. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  27. Gier'-ēa'gle, n.p. 569A bird of the eagle kind mentioned in Leviticus xi. 18.
  28. 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…
  29. Gif, conj.p. 569If. ☞ Gif is the old form of if, and frequently occurs in the earlier English writers. See If.
  30. 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…
  31. Giff'-gāff, n.p. 569Mutual accommodation;—an old phrase used by Hugh Latimer, and revived by Sir Walter Scott.
  32. Jiff'y, n.p. 569A very short time; an instant; a moment; a jiffy. [Colloq.]
  33. 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…
  34. Gift, v. t.p. 569To endow with some power or faculty. He was gifted in a high degree with philosophical sagacity. I. Taylor.
  35. Gift'ed-ness, n.p. 569The state of being gifted. Echard.
  36. Gig, n.p. 569A fiddle.
  37. Gĭg, v. t.p. 569To engender. [Obs.] Dryden. 2. [See FISHGIG.] To fish with a gig or fishgig.
  38. Gĭg, n.p. 569A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play. Thou disputest like an infant; go whip thy gig. Shak. 2. A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a chair or…
  39. Gi'gan-tē'an, a.p. 569Like a giant; mighty; gigantic. Sir T. More.
  40. Gī/gan-tēsque', a.p. 569Befitting a giant. What style would suit? The men required that I should give throughout The sort of mock-heroic gigantesque With which I bantered Lilia first. Tennyson.
  41. Gi-găn’tic, a.p. 569Of extraordinary size; very large; huge; like a giant; as, a man of gigantic stature. 2. Enormous; very great or mighty; as, gigantic deeds; gigantic wickedness. Milton.
  42. Gi-găn′tic-al-ly, adv.p. 569In a gigantic manner.
  43. Gi-gān’ti-cīde, n.p. 569The act of killing or murdering a giant. Hallam.
  44. Gi-găn/tīne, a.p. 569Gigantic. [Obs.] Bullokar.
  45. Gi-gān’to-lite, n.p. 569(Min.) A variety of iolite, related to fahlunite, and occurring in large crystals.
  46. Gi'gan-tŏl'o-gy, n.p. 569An account or description of giants.
  47. Gī'gan-tōm'a-chy, n.p. 569A war of giants; especially, the fabulous war of the giants against heaven.
  48. Gig'get, n.p. 569The same as GIGOT. “Cut the slave in giggets.” Beau. & Fl.
  49. Gīg'gle, n.p. 569A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath.
  50. Gig'gle, v. i.p. 569To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, frolicsome, or silly manner; to titter; to grin with childish levity or mirth. Giggling and laughing with all their might At…
  51. Gig'gler, n.p. 569One who giggles or titters.
  52. Gig'let or Gig'lot, n.p. 569A wanton; a lascivious girl. [Obs.] The giglet is willful, and is running upon her fate. W. Scott.
  53. Gig'let-wīse, n.p. 569A wanton manner. [Obs. and R.] Thou wilt gad by night in giglet-wise. Fairfax.
  54. Gig'lot, a.p. 569Giddy; light; Inconstant; wanton. “O giglot fortune.” Shak.
  55. Gig'ot, n.p. 569A leg of mutton; hence, a piece of flesh. [Obs.] In gigots cut the other fit for meat. (Chapman.)
  56. Gil'bert-īne, n.p. 569(Eccl. Hist.) One of a religious order, so named from Gilbert, lord of Sempringham, in Lincolnshire, England, about A. D. 1148. The monks observed the rule of St. Augustine, the nuns that of St.…
  57. Gild, v. t.p. 569To overlay or overspread with a thin covering of gold; as, a gilt frame; hence, to cover or color with a gold-like color. Her joy in gilded chariots when alive, And love of ombre, after death…
  58. Gild'āle, n.p. 569A drinking bout in which every one pays an equal share. [Obs.]
  59. Gĭld'en, a.p. 569Gilded. [Obs.] “Gilden pillar.” Holland.
  60. Gild'er, n.p. 569One who gilds; one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold. 2. A Dutch coin, of the value of twenty stivers, about thirty-eight cents, or one shilling and ninepence sterling. [Usually written…