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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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Glyc'er-ine, n. p. 576(Chem.) A sweet viscid liquid, formed during the saponification of fatty substances, consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Gregory.Gly'col, n. p. 576(Chem.) An inodorous, sweetish liquid, soluble in water and in alcohol, and unaltered in air. It is the type of a newly discovered class of compounds, intermediate, in their chemical relations…Gly-cō'ni-an, a. & n. p. 576The same as GLYCONIC.Gly-cōn'ie, n. p. 576(Pros.) A kind of verse in Greek and Latin poetry, consisting of three feet, a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic.Gly-cōn'ic, a. p. 576(Pros.) Consisting of three feet; namely, a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic; as, a glyconic verse.Glyc'yr-rhī'zā, n. p. 576(Bot.) A genus of dicotyledonous, herbaceous plants, one species of which (G. glabra) is the liquorice plant, the roots of which abound in a saccharine mucilaginous matter.Gly-cy̆r'rhi-zine, n. p. 576(Chem.) A substance resembling both sugar and gum, obtained from the root of the Glycyrrhiza glabra, or common licorice. Gregory.Glyn, n. p. 576See GLEN.Glyph, n. p. 576(Arch.) A sunken channel, usually vertical. Gwilt.Glyph̆'ie, n. p. 576A picture or figure by which a word is implied; a hieroglyphie. See HIEROGLYPHIC. [Rare.]Glyph'o-grāph, n. p. 576A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate.Glyph'o-grāph'ie, a. p. 576Of, or belonging to, glyphography.Gly-phōg'ra-phy, n. p. 576A process of etching by means of voltaic electricity, by which a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it can be used as a block to print from, as in common typography. Eng. Cyc.Glyp'tic, a. p. 576(Min.) Figured.Glyp'tic or Glyp'tics, n. sing. p. 576The art of engraving figures on precious stones. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Glyp'to-dōn, n. p. 576(Paleon.) An extinct quadruped of the armadillo family, of the size of an ox, covered with tessellated scales, and having fluted teeth. Its remains are found in South America. Glyptodon (Glyptodon…Glyp'to-grāph'ic, a. p. 576Describing or relating to glyptography, or the art of engraving on precious stones.Glyp-tŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 576A description of the art of engraving on precious stones.Glyp'to-thē'ca, n. p. 576A building or room for the preservation of works of sculpture.Gly'ster, n. p. 576The same as CLYSTER.Gna-pha'li-um, n. p. 576(Bot.) A genus of plants, the species of which are very numerous; everlasting.Gnār, v. i. p. 576To gnarl; to snarl. [Obs. or rare.] The gnarring porter durst not whine for doubt. Fairfax. A thousand wants Gnar at the heels of men. Tennyson.Gnärl (nä rl), v. i. p. 576To growl; to murmur; to snarl. And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first. Shak.Gnärl, n. p. 576A knot in wood.Gnār'led, a. p. 576Knotty; full of knots. “The unwedgeable and gnarled oak.” Shak.Gnärl'y, a. p. 576Full of knots; knotty; twisted; cross-grained.Gnärr, n. p. 576A knot in wood. [Obs.] Chaucer.Gnăsh, v. t. p. 576To strike together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the teeth.Gnăsh, v. i. p. 576To grind or strike together the teeth. There they him laid, Gnashing for anguish, and despite, and shame. Milton.Gnăsh'ing-ly, adv. p. 576With gnashing.Gnăt, n. p. 576(Entom.) A delicate blood-sucking fly of the genus Culex, having a long proboscis, and undergoing a metamorphosis in the water. The females have the proboscis armed with lancet-like stings, and are…Gnāt'-flow'er, n. p. 576A kind of flower, called also bee-flower. Johnson.Gna-thōn'ic or Gna-thōn'ic-al, a. p. 576Flattering; deceitful. [Obs.]Gnāt'-snāp/per, n. p. 576A bird that catches gnats for its food. Hakewill.Gnāt'-worm, n. p. 576(Entom.) A small water-insect, which, after its several changes, is transformed into a gnat; the larvæ of a gnat.Gnaw, v. t. p. 576To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear away by scraping with the teeth; to nibble at. They gnawed their…Gnaw, v. i. p. 576To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teeth something hard, unwieldy, or unmanageable. I might well, like the spaniel, gnaw upon the chain that…Gnaw'er, n. p. 576One who, or that which, gnaws or corrodes.Gneiss, n. p. 576(Geol.) A crystalline rock, consisting, like granite, of quartz, feldspar, and mica, but having these materials, especially the mica, arranged in planes, so that it breaks rather easily into coarse…Gneis'soid, a. p. 576Having some of the characteristics of gneiss;—applied to rocks of an intermediate character between granite and gneiss, or mica-slate and gneiss.Gneis'sōse, a. p. 576Having the general structure of gneiss. Lyell.Gnōff, n. p. 576A miser. [Obs.] Chaucer.Gnōme, n. p. 576An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, &c. 2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen…Gnōm'ic or Gnōm'ic-al, a. p. 576Sententious; uttering or containing maxims, or striking detached thoughts; aphoristic. [Obs.] 2. [See GNOMON.] Gnomonical. Boyle.Gnō'mo-lōg'ic or Gnō'mo-lōg'ic-al, a. p. 576Pertaining to, or resembling, a gnomology.Gno-mōl'o-gy, n. p. 576A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections. [Obs.] Milton.Gnō'mon, n. p. 576(Dialing.) The style or pin, which, by its shadow, shows the hour of the day. Brande. 2. (Astron.) A style or column erected perpendicularly to the horizon, and formerly used for making astronomical…Gno-mōn'ic or Gno-mōn'ic-al, a. p. 576Pertaining to the art of dialing. Gnomonic projection, a projection of the circles of the sphere, in which the point of sight is taken at the center of the sphere, and the principal plane is tangent…Gno-mŏn'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 576According to the principles of the gnomonic projection.Gno-mŏn'ics, n. sing. p. 576The art or science of dialing, or of constructing dials to show the hour of the day by the shadow of a gnomon. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Gnō'mon-ĭst, n. p. 576One skilled in gnomonics. Boyle.Gnō'mon-ŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 576A treatise on dialing.Gnŏs'tic, n. p. 576(Eccl. Hist.) One of the so-called philosophers that arose in the first ages of Christianity, who pretended that they had a true philosophical knowledge of the Christian religion. Their system was a…Gnōs'tic, a. p. 576Pertaining to the Gnostics or their doctrines.Gnōs'ti-cism, n. p. 576The doctrines, principles, or system of philosophy, taught by the Gnostics.Gnū, n. p. 576(Zoöl.) An antelope (Antilope gnu) having the neck, body, and tail like those of a horse, and single, recurved horns. It is found in South Africa. 2. The draught iron attached to the end of a plow…Gō, v. i. p. 577To pass from one place to another; to be in motion; to be in a state not motionless or at rest; to proceed; to advance; to make progress;—employed in the most various applications of the movement of…Gō, v. t. p. 577To take, as a share in an enterprise; to undertake or become responsible for; to bear or enjoy a part in. They were to go equal shares in the booty. L’Estrange. To go it, to behave in a wild manner…Gō, n. p. 577Act; working; operation. [Obs.] “So gracious are the goes of marriage.” Marston. 2. A circumstance or occurrence. “This is a pretty go.” [Slang.] Dickens. 3. The fashion or mode; as, quite the go.…Gōad, n. p. 577A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast to move faster; hence, any thing that urges or stimulates. He no longer felt the daily goad urging him to the daily toil. Macaulay.