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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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Guer-rī'lā, n. p. 595An irregular mode of carrying on war, by the constant attacks of independent bands, adopted in the north of Spain during the Peninsular war. 2. One who carries on, or assists in carrying on…Guer-rĭl'la, a. p. 595Pertaining to, or engaged in, warfare carried on irregularly and by independent bands; as, a guerrilla party.Guěr-rīl-lē'ro, n. p. 595An irregular soldier; a member of a guerrilla band or party; a partisan.Guĕss, v. t. p. 595To form an opinion concerning without certain principles or means of knowledge; to judge of at random. First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess. Pope. 2. To judge or form an opinion of, from…Guĕss, v. i. p. 595To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture;— with of, at, about, &c. This is the place, as well as I can guess. Milton.Guĕss, n. p. 595Judgment without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds; conjecture. A poet must confess His art's like physic—but a happy guess. Dryden.Guĕss, n. p. 595A guest. [Obs.] J. Webster.Guēss'a-ble, a. p. 595Capable of being guessed or imagined. Carlyle.Guĕss'er, n. p. 595One who guesses; one who forms or gives an opinion without certain means of knowing.Guess'ing-ly, adv. p. 595In a guessing manner; by way of conjecture. Shak.Guĕss'ive, a. p. 595Determined by guesses; conjectural. [Obs. and rare.] Feltham.Guĕss'-rōpe, n. p. 595See GUEST-ROPE.Guēss'-work, n. p. 595Work performed, or results obtained, by guess; conjecture.Guĕst, n. p. 595A visitor or friend received and entertained for a short time; a visitor entertained without pay; a lodger at a hotel, lodging or boarding house. To cheer his guests, whom he had stayed that night.…Guēst, v. i. p. 595To act the part of a guest. [Obs.] And tell me, best of princes, who he was That guested here so late. Chapman.Guēst'ĭve, a. p. 595Pertaining to a guest. [Obs. and rare.] Chapman.Guĕst'-rīte, n. p. 595Office due to a guest. Chapman.Guēst'-rōpe, n. p. 595A rope to tow with, or to make fast a boat. [Written also guess-rope.]Guēst'wise, adv. p. 595In the manner of a guest.Guf-faw', n. p. 595A loud burst of laughter; horse-laugh.Gŭg'gle, v. i. p. 595See GURGLE.Gähr', n. p. 595A loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a mixture of clay or ocher. Nicholson. Cleveland.Guī'ne p. 595Guī-ā'cum, n. p. 595The same as GUAIACUM, q. v.Guï'bā, n. p. 595(Zoöl.) A kind of quadruped resembling the gazelle.Guīd'a-ble, a. p. 595Capable of being guided. Sprat.Guid'age, n. p. 595The reward given to a guide for services. [Rare.] Ainsworth. 2. Guidance; lead; direction. [Rare.] Southey.Guid'ance, n. p. 595The act of guiding; the superintendence of a guide; direction; government; a leading. His studies were without guidance and without plan. Macaulay.Guide, v. t. p. 595To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; to pilot; as, to guide an enemy or a traveler who is not acquainted with the road or course. I wish you'd guide me to your sovereign's…Guide, n. p. 595A person who leads or directs another in his way or course; a conductor. 2. One who directs another in his conduct or course of life; a director; a regulator. He will be our guide, even unto death.…Guide'-bärs, n. pl. p. 595(Mach.) The parts of a steam-engine on which the cross-head slides, and by which it is kept parallel to the cylinder, being a substitute for the parallel-motion;—called also guides, guide-blocks…Guide'less, a. p. 595Destitute of a guide. Dryden.Guide'-pōst, n. p. 595A post at the fork of a road, to direct travelers in the way.Guid'er, n. p. 595A guide; a director. [Obs.] Shak.Guid'er-ess, n. p. 595A female guide. [Obs.] Chaucer.Guī'don, n. p. 595A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry, or that used to direct the movements of a body of infantry, or to make signals at sea; also, the flag of a guild or fraternity. In the U. S.…Guĭld, n. p. 595An association of men belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a business fraternity; as, the Stationers' Guild; the Ironmongers' Guild. They…Guĭld'a-ble, a. p. 595Liable to a tax. [Obs.] Spelman.Guĭld'er, n. p. 595See GILDER.Guĭld'hall, n. p. 595The hall where a guild or corporation usually assemble.Guile, n. p. 595Craft; cunning; artifice; duplicity; deceit;—usually in a bad sense. Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. John i. 47. To wage by force or guile eternal war. Milton.Guile, v. t. p. 595To disguise craftily; to conceal. Spenser. 2. To deceive; to delude. Spenser.Guile'ful, a. p. 595Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or treachery; guilty. “A guileful liberality.” Milton.Guile'ful-ly, adv. p. 595In a guileful manner.Guile'ful-ness, n. p. 595The state or quality of being guileful. Sherwood.Guile'less, a. p. 595Free from guile or deceit; artless.Guile'less-ly, adv. p. 595In a guileless manner.Guile'less-ness, n. p. 595State or quality of being guileless; freedom from guile or deceit.Guil'er, n. p. 595One who betrays into danger by insidious arts. [Obs.] Spenser.Guil-le-mêt’, n. p. 595A turned comma used as a mark of a quotation, thus [‘];—in the plural, applied both to the turned commas and to the apostrophes, used to indicate a quotation, as thus [“”]; quotation marks or points.…Guil'le-mōt', n. p. 595A marine diving bird of the genus Uria, having very stout legs, and three completely webbed toes, allied to the penguins, auks, and divers, and found in the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and…Guil'le-vāt', n. p. 595A vat for fermenting liquors.Guilloche, n. p. 595(Arch.) An ornament in the form of two or more bands or strings twisted over each other in a continued series. Gwill.Guĭl'lo-tine', n. p. 596An engine or machine for beheading a person by the stroke of a heavy ax or cutter, which is raised by a cord and let fall upon the neck of the victim.Guïl'lo-tīne', v. t. p. 596To behead with the guillotine.Guill's, n. p. 596A plant; the corn-marigold.Guilt', n. p. 596The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; crime; criminality; neglect to obey, or transgression of, right…Guilt'i-ly, adv. p. 596In a guilty manner.Guilt'i-ness, n. p. 596The quality or state of being guilty; wickedness; criminality; guilt.Guilt'less, a. p. 596Free from guilt, crime, or offense; not guilty; innocent; not liable to a charge. The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Ex. xx. 7. 2. Without experience or trial. Such…