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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. Green'ish-ness, n.p. 589The quality of being greenish.
  2. Green'land-īte, n.p. 589(Min.) A variety of precious garnet obtained from Greenland. Duna.
  3. Green'ly, adv.p. 589With a green color; newly; freshly; immaturely.
  4. Green'ly, a.p. 589Of a green color.
  5. Green'ness, n.p. 589The quality of being green; viridity; as, the greenness of grass, or of a meadow. 2. Freshness; vigor; newness. 3. Immaturity; unripeness; as, the greenness of fruit, or of youth.
  6. Green'room, n.p. 589The retiring-room of play-actors in a theater.
  7. Green'sānd, n.p. 589(Geol.) A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated, consisting largely of green particles of a mineral called glauconite. Greensand is often called marl, because it is a useful…
  8. Green'shănk, n.p. 589(Ornith.) A name given to a species of snipe; Totanus glottis.
  9. Green'-sick/ness, n.p. 589(Med.) Chlorosis; a disease of young females in which the complexion is pale and unhealthy, the blood depraved, and the nervous system disordered.
  10. Green'-stall, n.p. 589A stall on which greens are exposed to sale.
  11. Green'stōne, n.p. 589(Geol.) A rock, sometimes called trap, consisting of hornblende and feldspar in the state of grains or small crystals.
  12. Green'sward, n.p. 589Turf green with grass.
  13. Green'-weed, n.p. 589See GREEN-BROOM.
  14. Green'wood, a.p. 589Pertaining to a greenwood; as, a greenwood shade. Dryden.
  15. Grees, n.p. 589A flight of steps, a staircase; also, a step, stair, or degree. [Obs.] [Written also grese, greeze, greece, grice, griece, and grise.]
  16. Greet, v. t.p. 589To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes; to salute; to hail; to accost with friendship; to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or through the intervention of another…
  17. Greet, v. i.p. 589To give salutations. There greet in silence as the dead are wont, And sleep in peace. Shak.
  18. Greet, n.p. 589Greeting. Beaumont. 2. [See infra.] Mourning. Spenser.
  19. Greet, v. i.p. 589To weep; to cry; to lament. [Obs.] [Written also greit.] Spenser.
  20. Greet'er, n.p. 589One who greets.
  21. Greet'ing, n.p. 589Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; compliment addressed from one absent. Write to him gentle adieus and greetings. Shak. Syn.—Salutation; salute; compliment.
  22. Greeve, n.p. 589See GRIEVE.
  23. Greeze, n.p. 589A step; a staircase. See GREES. [Obs.] The top of the ladder, or first greeze, is this. Latimer.
  24. Grĕf'fi-er, n.p. 589A registrar or recorder. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  25. Grē'gal, a.p. 589Pertaining to a flock. [Obs.] Bailey.
  26. Gre-gā'ri-an, a.p. 589Belonging to the herd or common sort. [Obs.] Howell.
  27. Gre-gā'ri-oŭs, a.p. 589Having the habit of assembling or living in a flock or herd; not habitually solitary or living alone. They kept the common nature of their kind, and were not gregarious. Burke.
  28. Gre-gā'ri-oŭs-ly, adv.p. 589In a gregarious manner; in a company.
  29. Gre-gā'ri-oŭs-ness, n.p. 589The state or quality of being gregarious, or of living in flocks or herds.
  30. Grĕg'gōe or Grē'gō, n.p. 589A short jacket or cloak, made of very thick, coarse cloth, with a hood attached, worn by the Greeks and others in the Levant. [Written also griego.]
  31. Gre-gō'ri-an, a.p. 589Belonging to, or established by, Gregory. Gregorian calendar, the calendar as reformed by Pope Gregory XIII. in 1582, including the method of adjusting the leap-years so as to harmonize the civil…
  32. Grē'gree, n.p. 589An African talisman or charm. S. P. Mills.
  33. Grēit, v. i.p. 589See GREET.
  34. Grēith, v. t.p. 589To make ready. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  35. Grēith, n.p. 589Goods; furniture. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  36. Grē'mi-al, a.p. 589Belonging to the lap or bosom. [Rare.] Bailey.
  37. Grē'mi-al, n.p. 589A bosom friend; an intimate. [Obs.] And now was not Waltham highly honored with more than a single share, when, amongst those fourteen, two were her gremials? Fuller.
  38. Gre-nāde', n.p. 589(Mil.) A hollow ball or shell of iron to be filled with powder, which is to be fired by means of a fuse, and thrown among enemies. This, bursting into many pieces, does great injury, and is…
  39. Grēn'a-diēr', n.p. 589(Mil.) Formerly, a soldier who threw grenades; in modern use, one of a company of tall, stout soldiers, selected for the place, which takes post on the right of a battalion, and leads it in every…
  40. Grēn'a-dīl'lo, n.p. 589A cabinet wood from the West Indies, called also Grenada cocos, being a lighter species of the common cocoa.
  41. Grēn'a-dīne, n.p. 589A thin silk used for ladies' dresses, shawls, &c.
  42. Gre-nā'do, n.p. 589The same as GRENADE, q. v.
  43. Grēse, n.p. 589See GREES. [Obs.]
  44. Grēs-sō'ri-al, a.p. 589(Ornith.) Having three toes of the feet forward, two of them connected, and one behind.
  45. Grew, imp.p. 589of grow.
  46. Grew'sōme or Grue'sōme, a.p. 589Ugly; frightful. [Scot.] “Grewsome sights of war.” C. Kingsley.
  47. Grey, a.p. 589See GRAY, the correct orthography.
  48. Grey'hound, n.p. 589A slender, graceful variety of dog, remarkable for its keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments. [Written also grayhound.]
  49. Grey'lāg, n.p. 589See GRAYLAG.
  50. Grīce, n.p. 589A little pig. W. Scott. 2. A flight of steps. See GREES. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  51. Grīd'dle, n.p. 589A pan, broad and shallow, for baking cakes. 2. A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners.
  52. Grīde, v. i.p. 589To cut with a grating sound; to cut; to penetrate or pierce harshly; as, the griding sword. Milton. That through his thigh the mortal steel did gride. Spenser.
  53. Grīde, n.p. 589A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating. The gride of hatchets fiercely thrown On wigwam log, and tree, and stone. Whittier.
  54. Grīd'e-lin, n.p. 589A color mixed of white and red, or a gray violet. Dryden.
  55. Grĭd'i'ron, n.p. 589A grated utensil for broiling flesh and fish over coals. 2. A frame used for drawing vessels out of water to be docked and repaired. Simmonds. Gridiron pendulum. See PENDULUM.
  56. Griēçe, n.p. 589See GREES. [Obs.]
  57. Grief, n.p. 589Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends, misconduct of one's self or others, or the like; sorrow; sadness. The mother…
  58. Grīef'ful, a.p. 589Full of grief or sorrow. Sackville.
  59. Grīef'less, a.p. 589Without grief. Huloet.
  60. Grīē'go, n.p. 589See GREGGOE.