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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. Gris'am-ber, n.p. 590Ambergris. [Obs.] Milton.
  2. Grise, n.p. 591[See GREES.] A step, or scale of steps. See GREES. Shak. 2. [See GRICE.] A young swine; a pig. [Prov. Eng.]
  3. Gris'e-oûs, a.p. 591Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown; grizzled or grizzly.
  4. Gri-sette', n.p. 591A young French girl or woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young laboring woman who is fond of gallantry; a young laboring woman kept as a servant and mistress. Sterne.
  5. Gris'kin, n.p. 591The spine of a hog. [Obs.]
  6. Gris'le-â, n.p. 591(Bot.) A genus of plants, one species of which (G. tomentosa) produces flowers which, in India, are used for making a red dye.
  7. Gris'led, a.p. 591The same as GRIZZLED.
  8. Gris'li-ness, n.p. 591Quality of being grisly, or horrible. Sidney.
  9. Gris'ly, a.p. 591Frightful; horrible; terrible; as, grisly locks; a grisly countenance; a grisly face; a grisly specter. My grisly countenance made others fly. Shak. Grisly bear. See GRIZZLY.
  10. Grī'son, n.p. 591A South American animal, the glutton, Gulo (Galictis) vittatus, which is a little larger than a weasel. Partington.
  11. Grī'sons, n. pl.p. 591(Geog.) (a.) Inhabitants of the eastern Swiss Alps. (b.) The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons.
  12. Grist, n.p. 591That which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces. Get grist to the mill to have plenty in store. Tusser. 2. Supply; provision. Swift.
  13. Gris'tle, n.p. 591(Anat.) A smooth, solid, elastic substance in animal bodies, chiefly in those parts where a small, easy motion is required, as in the nose, ears, larynx, trachea, and sternum, and covering the ends…
  14. Grist'ly, a.p. 591Consisting of gristle; like gristle; cartilaginous; as, the gristly rays of fins connected by membranes. Ray.
  15. Grist'-mill, n.p. 591A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers. [U. S.]
  16. Grit, n.p. 591The coarse part of meal. 2. Oats or wheat hulled, or coarsely ground; groats; — usually in the plural. 3. Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles. 4. (Geol.) A hard, coarse-grained silicious sandstone…
  17. Grit, v. i.p. 591To give forth a sound as of sand under the feet; to grind. “The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread.” Goldsmith.
  18. Grit, v. t.p. 591To grind; to rub harshly; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [Colloq.]
  19. Grīth, n.p. 591Agreement. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  20. Grit'rock or Grit'stōne, n.p. 591See GRIT.
  21. Grit'ti-ness, n.p. 591The quality or state of being gritty.
  22. Grit'ty, a.p. 591Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles; sandy. 2. Spirited and resolute.
  23. Griz'e-lin, n.p. 591See GRIDELIN.
  24. Griz'zle, n.p. 591Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black. Shak.
  25. Griz'zled, a.p. 591Gray; of a mixed white and black. “Grizzled hair flowing in elf locks.” W. Scott.
  26. Griz'zly, a.p. 591Somewhat gray. Bacon. Grizzly bear (Zool.), a large and ferocious bear of Western North America, the Ursus horribilis.
  27. Grōan, v. i.p. 591To give forth a low, moaning sound; especially, to breathe with a deep, murmuring sound; to utter a mournful voice, as in pain or sorrow; to sigh. For we, that are in this tabernacle, do groan, being…
  28. Grōan, n.p. 591A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain; sometimes, a derisive or indignant cry, the opposite of a cheer. “Such groans of roaring wind and rain.” Shak. The wretched…
  29. Grōan'ful, a.p. 591Inducing groans; sad. [Obs.] Spencer.
  30. Groat, n.p. 591An old English coin and money of account, equal to four pence.
  31. Groats, n. pl.p. 591Oats or wheat deprived of the hulls or outer coating. Embden groats, oaten groats crushed.
  32. Grō'cer, n.p. 591A trader who deals in tea, sugar, spices, coffee, liquors, fruits, &c.
  33. Grō'cer-y, n.p. 591The commodities sold by grocers;—used in the singular in England, in the plural in the United States. 2. A grocer's store. [U. S.]
  34. Grōg, n.p. 591A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened.
  35. Grōg'-blōs'som, n.p. 591A redness on the nose or face of men who drink ardent spirits to excess.
  36. Grōg'ger-y, n.p. 591A grog-shop.
  37. Grŏg'gi-ness, n.p. 591The state of being groggy, or staggering. 2. Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse, which causes him to move in an uneasy, hobbling manner.
  38. Grōg'gy, a.p. 591Overcome with grog so as to stagger or stumble; tipsy. 2. Weakened in a fight so as to stagger;—said of pugilists. 3. (Man.) Moving in an uneasy, hobbling manner, owing to a tenderness about the…
  39. Grōg'ram or Grōg'ran, n.p. 591A kind of coarse stuff made of silk and mohair; also, a kind of strong, coarse silk.
  40. Grōg'-shŏp, n.p. 591A shop where grog and other spirituous liquors are retailed.
  41. Groin, n.p. 591The depressed part of the body between the belly and the thigh. 2. (Arch.) The angular curve made by the intersection of two semi-cylinders or arches. 3. A frame of wood-work across a beach to…
  42. Groin, n.p. 591The snout of a swine. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  43. Groin, v. t.p. 591(Arch.) To fashion into groins; to adorn with groins. The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. R. W. Emerson.
  44. Groin, v. i.p. 591To grumble; to be discontented; to growl; to grunt. [Obs.] Chaucer. “Bears that groined continually.” Spenser.
  45. Groined, a.p. 591(Arch.) Having an angular curve made by the intersection of two semi-cylinders or arches; as, a groined arch; a groined ceiling.
  46. Grōm'et, n.p. 591The same as GROMMET.
  47. Grōm'īll, n.p. 591See GROMWELL.
  48. Grōm'met, n.p. 591(Naut.) A ring formed of a strand of rope laid round by others in a particular manner. Dana. 2. (Mil.) A wad for cannon, made of rope.
  49. Grōm'well, n.p. 591(Bot.) A plant of the genus Lithospermum (L. arvense), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The German gromwell is the stellera. [Written also gromill.]
  50. Gro-nï'nge-nist, n.p. 591(Eccl. Hist.) A member of a certain subdivision of the sect of the Anabaptists.
  51. Grōom, n.p. 591A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has the charge of horses, or the stable. I was a poor groom of thy stable. Shak. 2. One of several officers of the English royal…
  52. Grōom, v. t.p. 591To tend or care for, as a horse.
  53. Grōom'-pōr'ter, n.p. 591An officer in the household of the king of England, who succeeded the master of revels, and gave direction as to sports. Fosbroke.
  54. Grōoms'man, n.p. 591An attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding;—the correlative of bridesmaid.
  55. Grōōp'er, n.p. 591See GROUPER.
  56. Grōove, n.p. 591A furrow, channel, or long hollow cut by a tool. 2. (Mining.) A shaft or excavation. [Prov. Eng.]
  57. Grōove, v. t.p. 591To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
  58. Grōov'er, n.p. 591A miner. [Prov. Eng.] Holloway.
  59. Grōov'ing, n.p. 591A groove, or collection of grooves.
  60. Grōpe, v. i.p. 591To use the hands; to feel with the hands; to handle. [Obs.] 2. To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or as a blind person, by feeling; to move about in darkness or obscurity; to feel…