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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Griz'zly, a. p. 591Somewhat gray. Bacon. Grizzly bear (Zool.), a large and ferocious bear of Western North America, the Ursus horribilis.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…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…Grōan'ful, a. p. 591Inducing groans; sad. [Obs.] Spencer.Groat, n. p. 591An old English coin and money of account, equal to four pence.Groats, n. pl. p. 591Oats or wheat deprived of the hulls or outer coating. Embden groats, oaten groats crushed.Grō'cer, n. p. 591A trader who deals in tea, sugar, spices, coffee, liquors, fruits, &c.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.]Grōg, n. p. 591A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened.Grōg'-blōs'som, n. p. 591A redness on the nose or face of men who drink ardent spirits to excess.Grōg'ger-y, n. p. 591A grog-shop.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.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…Grōg'ram or Grōg'ran, n. p. 591A kind of coarse stuff made of silk and mohair; also, a kind of strong, coarse silk.Grōg'-shŏp, n. p. 591A shop where grog and other spirituous liquors are retailed.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…Groin, n. p. 591The snout of a swine. [Obs.] Chaucer.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.Groin, v. i. p. 591To grumble; to be discontented; to growl; to grunt. [Obs.] Chaucer. “Bears that groined continually.” Spenser.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.Grōm'et, n. p. 591The same as GROMMET.Grōm'īll, n. p. 591See GROMWELL.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.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.]Gro-nï'nge-nist, n. p. 591(Eccl. Hist.) A member of a certain subdivision of the sect of the Anabaptists.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…Grōom, v. t. p. 591To tend or care for, as a horse.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.Grōoms'man, n. p. 591An attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding;—the correlative of bridesmaid.Grōōp'er, n. p. 591See GROUPER.Grōove, n. p. 591A furrow, channel, or long hollow cut by a tool. 2. (Mining.) A shaft or excavation. [Prov. Eng.]Grōove, v. t. p. 591To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.Grōov'er, n. p. 591A miner. [Prov. Eng.] Holloway.Grōov'ing, n. p. 591A groove, or collection of grooves.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…Grōpe, v. t. p. 591To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight. But Strephon, cautious, never meant The bottom of the pan to grope. Swift. 2. To make examination of; to sound. Felix gropeth…Grōp'er, n. p. 591One who gropes; one who feels his way in the dark, or searches by feeling.Grōp'ing-ly, adv. p. 591In a groping manner.Gro-roi'lite, n. p. 591(Min.) An earthy ore of manganese occurring in roundish masses of a blackish-brown color; wad. Dana.Gros, a. p. 591Thick; strong; —used in many compound words for silk goods; as, gros de Nap or Naples, gros de Tours, &c., all strong fabrics.Grōs'bēak, n. p. 591A kind of bird. See GROSSBEAK.Grösch'en, n. p. 591A silver coin and money of account in Germany, worth about two cents.Grōss, a. p. 591Great; large; excessively or disproportionately large; bulky;—particularly applied to animals. “A gross body of horse under the duke of Newcastle.” Milton. 2. Coarse; rough; not fine or delicate. 3.…Grōss, n. p. 592The main body; the chief part; the bulk; the mass. “The gross of the enemy.” Addison. For the gross of the people, they are considered as a mere herd of cattle. Burke. 2. The number of twelve dozen…Gröss'bēak, n. p. 592(Ornith.) One of various singing birds of the genus Coccothraustes, allied to the finches and linnets, as the hawfinch and greenfinch. The bill is convex above, and very thick at the base, from which…Gröss'-hēad'ed, a. p. 592Having a thick skull; stupid. Milton.Grōss'i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 592The act of making gross, or thick. 2. (Bot.) The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization. Henslow.Gröss'ly, adv. p. 592In a gross manner; greatly; coarsely; without delicacy.Gröss'ness, n. p. 592The state or quality of being gross; thickness; corpulence; coarseness. Abhor the swinish grossness that delights to wound the ear of delicacy. Dwight.Grōs'su-lar, a. p. 592Pertaining to, or resembling, a gooseberry; as, grossular garnet.Grös'su-lar, n. p. 592(Min.) A translucent garnet of a pale green color.Grös'su-lā'ri-ā, n. p. 592(Min.) The same as GROSSULAR.Gröt, n. p. 592A grotto. See GROTTO. “Subterranean excavated grots.” Young.Grōtes, n. p. 592The same as GROATS. [Obs.] Holland.Gro-tĕsque', a. p. 592Like the figures found in grottoes; grotto-like; wildly formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; ludicrous; antic. “Grotesque design.” Dryden. “Grotesque incidents.”…Gro-tĕsque', n. p. 592Whimsical figures or scenery. Dryden. 2. Artificial grotto-work. Brande.Gro-tĕsque'ly, adv. p. 592In a grotesque manner.Gro-tĕsque'ness, n. p. 592State of being grotesque.Grōt'to, n. p. 592A natural covered opening in the earth; a cavern; also, an ornamental, artificial cave or cavern-like apartment.Ground, n. p. 592The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe; hence, the surface of a floor or pavement supposed to touch the earth. There was not a man to till the ground. Gen. ii. 5. The fire ran along…