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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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Grāv'ing, n. p. 587The act of one who graves or cuts figures in hard substances. 2. That which is graved or carved. 3. The act of cleaning a ship’s bottom. 4. Impression, as upon the mind or heart.Grāv'ing-dŏck, n. p. 587A dock into which ships are taken to have their bottoms examined, cleaned, and the like. See DOCK.Grăv'i-tāte, v. i. p. 587To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force or pressure, or tend to move, under the influence of gravitation. Why does this apple fall to the ground? Because all bodies gravitate toward each…Grāv/i-tā/tion, n. p. 587The act of gravitating. 2. (Physics.) That species of attraction or force by which all bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward each other; — called also attraction of gravitation…Grāv'i-tā'tive, a. p. 587Causing to gravitate; tending to a center. Coleridge.Grāvi-ty, n. p. 587The state of being grave or weighty; heaviness; as, the gravity of lead. [Obs.] 2. Sobriety of character or demeanor. “Men of gravity and learning.” Shak. 3. Relative importance, significance…Grā'vy, n. p. 587The fat and other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking made into a dressing for the meat when served up.Grā'y, a. p. 587Of the color of hair whitened by age; hoary; hence, also, white mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes; sometimes a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove. These…Grāy, n. p. 587A gray color; any mixture of white and black. 2. An animal of gray color, as a horse, a badger, and a kind of salmon. Woe worth the day That cost thy life, my gallant gray. W. Scott.Grāy'-bēard, n. p. 587An old man. Shak.Grāy'-fly, n. p. 587The trumpet-fly. Milton.Grāy'hound, n. p. 587See GREYHOUND.Grā'y'ish, a. p. 587Somewhat gray; gray in a moderate degree.Grāy'lag, n. p. 587(Ornith.) The common wild goose of Europe, and the supposed original of the domestic goose; Anser ferus.Grāy'ling, n. p. 587(Ichth.) A fish (the Thymallus vulgaris), called also umber, allied to the trout, from which it differs chiefly by the smallness of its mouth and increased size of the scales. It is found in clear…Grāy'-mill, n. p. 587(Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus Lithospermum; gromwell.Grāy'ness, n. p. 587The quality of being gray.Grā'y'stōne, n. p. 587(Geol.) A grayish or greenish compact rock, composed of feldspar and augite, and allied to basalt.Grāy'wācke, n. p. 587(Geol.) A conglomerate or grit-rock, consisting of rounded pebbles and sand firmly united together. ☞ This term, derived from the grauwacke of German miners, was formerly applied in geology to…Grāze, v. t. p. 587To rub or touch lightly in passing; to brush lightly the surface of a thing in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall or the earth. 2. To feed or supply, as cattle, with grass; to furnish pasture…Grāze, v. i. p. 588To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle graze on the meadows. Like the empty ass, to shake his ears And graze on commons. Shak. 2. To supply grass; as, the ground will not graze well.…Grāz'er, n. p. 588One who grazes or feeds on growing herbage. “The cackling goose, close grazer.” Philips.Grā'zher, n. p. 588One who pastures cattle, and rears them for market.Grāz'ing, n. p. 588The act of feeding on grass. 2. A pasture. 3. A light touch in passing.Grāz'i-ō'so, adv. p. 588(Mus.) Gracefully; smoothly; elegantly.Grēase, n. p. 588Animal fat in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind, as tallow, lard; especially, the fatty matter of land animals, as distinguished from the oily matter of marine animals. 2. (Far.) An…Grēase, v. t. p. 588To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat. 2. To bribe; to corrupt with presents. The greased advocate that grinds the poor. Dryden. 3. To cheat or cozen. Beau. & Fl.Grēas'i-ly, adv. p. 588With grease, or an appearance of it. 2. In a gross or indelicate manner. You talk greasily; your lips are foul. Shak.Grēas'i-ness, n. p. 588The state of being greasy; oiliness; unctuousness; grossness.Grēas'y, a. p. 588Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; fat; unctuous; as, a greasy dish. 2. Smeared or defiled with grease. Mechanic slaves with greasy aprons. Shak. 3. Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly…Greāt, a. p. 588Large in respect to spatial quantity, solidity, surface, or linear dimensions; of wide extent; big; grand; immense; enormous; expanded; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, breadth…Greāt'-bĕl'lied, a. p. 588Pregnant; teeming. Shak.Greāt'-cōat, n. p. 588An over-coat.Greāt'en, v. t. p. 588To make great; to cause to increase in size; to expand; to enlarge. [Rare.] I called the artist but a greatened man. E. B. Browning.Greát'en, v. i. p. 588To become large; to increase in size; to dilate. [Obs.] My blue eyes greatening in the looking-glass. E. B. Browning.Great'-heart'ed, a. p. 588High-spirited; undejected; noble. Clarendon.Greát'ly, adv. p. 588In a great degree; much. See BADLY. I will greatly multiply thy sorrow. Gen. iii. 16. 2. Nobly; illustriously. By a high fate thou greatly didst expire. Dryden. Syn.—Much; considerably; magnanimously.Great'ness, n. p. 588Largeness of bulk, dimensions, number, or quantity; large amount, extent; high degree; as, the greatness of a mountain, of an edifice, of a multitude, or of a sum of money; the greatness of crime. 2.…Grēave, n. p. 588A grove. [Obs.] See GROVE. Fairfax. 2. A groove. [Obs.] See GROOVE. Spenser.Grēave, v. t. p. 588(Naut.) To cleanse the bottom of, by burning off the adhering grass, sediment, &c.; to grave; to bream. Simmonds.Grēaves, n. pl. p. 588Armor for the legs; a sort of boots. 2. The sediment of melted tallow; graves. Brande.Grēbe, n. p. 588(Ornith.) A marine bird, of the genus Podiceps, having a straight, sharp beak, flattened, lobated toes, and very short wings, and expert at diving. It is common in the northern parts of both…Grē'cian, a. p. 588(Geog.) Pertaining to Greece.Grē'cian, n. p. 588(Geog.) A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek. 2. A Jew who understood Greek. Acts vi. 1. 3. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history. Matched against the master…Grecian fire p. 588See GREEK FIRE.Grē'çism, n. p. 588An idiom of the Greek language; a Hellenism. Addison.Grē'çīze, v. t. p. 588To render Grecian. 2. To translate into Greek. Warton.Grē'çīze or Grē'cian-īze, v. i. p. 588To speak the Greek language.Grecque, n. p. 588A contrivance for holding coffee-grounds, being a metallic vessel minutely perforated at the bottom, through which boiling water is poured;—also, a coffee-pot having this contrivance.Gree, n. p. 588Good will; favor. [Obs.] Accept in gree, my lord, the words I spoke. Fairfax. 2. [O. Fr. gré, grés, Pr. gra, grat, Pg. grão. N. Fr. grade, Sp. & It. grado. See GRADE, and cf. DEGREE.] Step or stair…Gree, v. i. p. 588To establish, or come to, an agreement; to agree. [Obs.] Fuller.Greece, n. p. 588A flight of steps. See GREES. [Obs.] Bacon.Greed, n. p. 588An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.Greed'i-ly, adv. p. 588In a greedy manner; eagerly; voraciously; ravenously; as, to eat or swallow greedily.Greed'i-ness, n. p. 588The quality of being greedy; ardent desire; ravenousness; voracity. “Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness.” Shak. Syn.—Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity.Greed'y, a. p. 588Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry;—followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey. 2. Having a keen desire of any thing; eager to obtain; as, greedy of…Greed'y-gŭt, n. p. 588A glutton; a devourer; a belly-god. [Low.] Todd.Greek, a. p. 588(Geog.) Pertaining or belonging to Greece; Grecian. Greek church (Eccl. Hist.), the eastern church; that part of Christendom which separated from the Roman or western church in the ninth century. It…Greek, n. p. 588(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Greece; a Grecian. 2. The language of Greece.Greek'ess, n. p. 588A female Greek. Taylor.