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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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Gin'ger-brĕad-tree, n. p. 570(Bot.) The doom-palm;—so called from the resemblance of its rind to gingerbread. See DOOM-PALM.Gin'ger-brēad Work p. 570Work cut, carved, or formed in various fanciful shapes for ornament, like the figures on gingerbread, or those into which gingerbread is shaped. [Colloq.] Gross.Gin'ger-ly, adv. p. 570Nicely; cautiously; fastidiously; daintily. Dickens. What is it you took up so gingerly? Shak.Gin'ger-ness, n. p. 570Niceness; tenderness. [Obs.]Gin'ger-pŏp, n. p. 570See GINGER-BEER.Gin'ger-wīne, n. p. 570Wine impregnated with ginger.Ging'ham, n. p. 570A kind of cotton cloth, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven; — distinguished from printed cotton or prints.Gĭng'ging, n. p. 570(Mining.) The lining of a mine-shaft with stones or bricks for its support.Gĭn'gi-val, a. p. 570Pertaining to the gums. Holder.Gĭn'gle, n., and v. t. & i. p. 570See JINGLE.Ging'ly-moid or Ging'ly-moid'al, a. p. 570Pertaining to, or resembling, a ginglymus.Gĭn'glȳ-mŭs, n. p. 570(Anat.) A kind of articulation admitting of only two motions, as in a hinge; that species of articulation in which, either by the action of lateral tendons, or by transverse extension or irregularity…Gin'-hórse, n. p. 570A horse which puts a gin in motion.Gin'-house, n. p. 570A building where cotton is ginned.Gin'net, n. p. 570A nag.Gin'ny-cār'riage, n. p. 570A small, strong carriage for conveying materials on a railway. [Eng.] Halliwell.Gin'-ring, n. p. 570The ring round which a horse moves in putting a gin in motion. Halliwell.Gin'seng, n. p. 570(Bot.) A plant of the genus Panax, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. It is found in the northern parts of Asia and America, and the species P. quinquefolium is an…Gin'-shŏp, n. p. 570A house for the retail of the spirit called gin; a dram-shop where gin is sold. 2. A place where gins are made or used.Gĭp, v. t. p. 570To take out the entrails of; — said of herrings. Bailey.Gĭp, n. p. 570A servant. See Gyp.Gĭp'sire, n. p. 570A kind of pouch formerly worn at the girdle. Bulwer.Gip'sy, n. & a. p. 570See GYPSY.Gĭp'sy-ism, n. p. 570See GYPSYISM.Gi-răffe', n. p. 570(Zoöl.) An African quadruped, whose fore legs are much longer than the hinder ones; the camelopard. It is the tallest of animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head.Gir'an-dōle, n. p. 570A chandelier; a large kind of branched candlestick.Gir'a-sōle or Gir'a-sōl, n. p. 570(Bot.) A plant; the turnsole or heliotrope. See HELIOTROPE. 2. (Min.) A mineral, usually milk-white, bluish-white, or sky-blue, but when turned toward the sun, or any bright light, it constantly…Gird, n. p. 570The stroke of a rod; hence, a severe spasm, twitch, or pang. 2. A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer. I thank thee for that gird, good Tranio. Shak.Gird, v. t. p. 570To encircle with any flexible band; hence, to make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, a twig, a bandage, or the like; as, to gird on a garment, or a sword. 2. To surround; to encircle; to…Gird, v. i. p. 570To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms. Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me. Shak.Gird'er, n. p. 570One who girds; a satirist. Lilly. 2. (Arch.) The principal piece of timber in a floor, girding or binding the others together. 3. (Engin.) Any simple or compound beam supported at both ends.Gird'ing, n. p. 570A covering. [Rare.] “A girding of sackcloth.” Isa. iii. 24.Gird'le, n. p. 570That which girds or encircles; especially, a band which encircles the body, and binds together the clothing; an inclosure. Within the girdle of these walls. Shak. 2. The zodiac. [Obs.] Bacon. 3. A…Gird'le, v. t. p. 570To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. Shak. 2. To inclose; to environ; to shut in. Those sleeping stones Which, like a waist, do girdle thee about. Shak. 3. To make a circular incision through, as…Gird'le-belt, n. p. 570A belt that encircles the waist.Gird'ler, n. p. 570One who girdles. 2. A maker of girdles.Gird'le-stēad, n. p. 570That part of the body where the girdle is worn. [Obs.] In his belly's rim was sheathed, below his girdle-stead. Chapman.Gīre, n. p. 570A circle, or circular motion; — a gyre. See GYRE.Gĭr'kin, n. p. 570See GHERKIN.Girl, n. p. 570A female child, or young woman. 2. (Sporting.) A roebuck of two years old.Girl'hood, n. p. 570The state or time of being a girl.Gĭrl'ish, a. p. 570Like a young woman or child; befitting a girl. 2. Pertaining to the youth of a female. Carew.Girl'ish-ly, adv. p. 570In the manner of a girl.Girl'ish-ness, n. p. 570The quality of being girlish; the character or manners of a girl.Gĭr'land, n. p. 570A garland; a prize. [Obs.] Chapman.Gĭrn, v. i. p. 570To grin. [Obs.]Gi-rŏnd'ist, n. p. 570One of the moderate party in the first French revolution, formed by the deputies to the convention from the department of La Gironde.Gir'önd'ist, a. p. 570Pertaining to the Girondists.Gir'ou-ette, n. p. 570A political time-server or trimmer.Gir'rock, n. p. 570(Ichth.) A species of gar-fish.Girt, imp. & p. p. p. 570of gird.Gĭrt, v. t. p. 570To gird; to surround. We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt thee with the sword. Shak.Gĭrt, n. p. 570Girth p. 570A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse. 2. The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of any…Girth, v. t. p. 570To bind or fasten with a girth; to girt; to gird. [Rare.] Johnson.Gis-ärm', n. p. 570(Anc. Armor.) A scythe-shaped weapon, with a pike projecting from one side, borne by foot-soldiers on the end of a long staff. It was used as late as the battle of Flodden. Fairholt.Gise, v. t. p. 570To feed or pasture. See AGIST.Gis'le, n. p. 570A pledge. [Obs.] Gibson.Gĭst, n. p. 570A resting place. [Obs.] These quails have their set gists; to wit, ordinary resting and baiting places. Holland. 2. (In this sense sometimes pronounced jĭt.) The main point of a question; the point…Git, n. p. 570See GEAT.