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   Gazelle \Ga*zelle"\, n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp.
      gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz[?]l a wild
      goat.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of
      antelope, of the genus {Gazella}, esp. {G. dorcas}; -- called
      also {algazel}, {corinne}, {korin}, and {kevel}. The gazelles
      are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their
      eyes. [Written also {gazel}.]

English Dictionary: [GDR's] by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\ [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
      A large North American tree of the genus {Robinia} ({R.
      Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white,
      fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an
      ornamental tree. In England it is called {acacia}.
  
      Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different
               genera, especially to those of the genus {Hymen[91]a},
               of which {H. Courbaril} is a lofty, spreading tree of
               South America; also to the carob tree ({Ceratonia
               siliqua}), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region.
  
      {Honey locust tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Gleditschia}
            ) {G. triacanthus}), having pinnate leaves and strong
            branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found
            between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply {honey
            locust}.
  
      {Water locust tree} (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia
            monosperma}), of the Southern United States.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowthroat \Yel"low*throat`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of American ground warblers of the
      genus {Geothlypis}, esp. the Maryland yellowthroat ({G.
      trichas}), which is a very common species.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gate \Gate\ (g[amac]t), n. [OE. [yogh]et, [yogh]eat, giat, gate,
      door, AS. geat, gat, gate, door; akin to OS., D., & Icel. gat
      opening, hole, and perh. to E. gate a way, gait, and get, v.
      Cf. {Gate} a way, 3d {Get}.]
      1. A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an
            inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.;
            also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by
            which the passage can be closed.
  
      2. An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or
            barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens
            a passage. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance
            or of exit.
  
                     Knowest thou the way to Dover? Both stile and gate,
                     horse way and footpath.                     --Shak.
  
                     Opening a gate for a long war.            --Knolles.
  
      3. A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage
            of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.
  
      4. (Script.) The places which command the entrances or
            access; hence, place of vantage; power; might.
  
                     The gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
                                                                              --Matt. xvi.
                                                                              18.
  
      5. In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt
            to pass through or into.
  
      6. (Founding)
            (a) The channel or opening through which metal is poured
                  into the mold; the ingate.
            (b) The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue
                  or sullage piece. [Written also {geat} and {git}.]
  
      {Gate chamber}, a recess in the side wall of a canal lock,
            which receives the opened gate.
  
      {Gate channel}. See {Gate}, 5.
  
      {Gate hook}, the hook-formed piece of a gate hinge.
  
      {Gate money}, entrance money for admission to an inclosure.
           
  
      {Gate tender}, one in charge of a gate, as at a railroad
            crossing.
  
      {Gate valva}, a stop valve for a pipe, having a sliding gate
            which affords a straight passageway when open.
  
      {Gate vein} (Anat.), the portal vein.
  
      {To break gates} (Eng. Univ.), to enter a college inclosure
            after the hour to which a student has been restricted.
  
      {To stand in the} {gate, [or] gates}, to occupy places or
            advantage, power, or defense.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goitrous \Goi"trous\, a. [F. go[8c]treux, L. gutturosus. See
      {Goiter}.]
      Pertaining to the goiter; affected with the goiter; of the
      nature of goiter or bronchocele.
  
               Let me not be understood as insinuating that the
               inhabitants in general are either goitrous or idiots.
                                                                              --W. Coxe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gtraystone \Gtray"stone`\, n. (Geol.)
      A grayish or greenish compact rock, composed of feldspar and
      augite, and allied to basalt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guideress \Guid"er*ess\, n.
      A female guide. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gutter \Gut"ter\, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[8a]re,
      fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.]
      1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the
            rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough.
  
      2. A small channel at the roadside or elsewhere, to lead off
            surface water.
  
                     Gutters running with ale.                  --Macaulay.
  
      3. Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by
            erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
  
      {Gutter member} (Arch.), an architectural member made by
            treating the outside face of the gutter in a decorative
            fashion, or by crowning it with ornaments, regularly
            spaced, like a diminutive battlement.
  
      {Gutter plane}, a carpenter's plane with a rounded bottom for
            planing out gutters.
  
      {Gutter snipe}, a neglected boy running at large; a street
            Arab. [Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Gutter stick} (Printing), one of the pieces of furniture
            which separate pages in a form.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guttersnipe \Gut"ter*snipe"\, n. (Slang)
      (a) A small poster, suitable for a curbstone.
      (b) A curbstone broker. [U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gutturize \Gut"tur*ize\, v. t. [L. guttur throat.]
      To make in the throat; to gutturalize. [R.]
  
               For which the Germans gutturize a sound. --Coleridge.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Gaithersburg, MD (city, FIPS 31175)
      Location: 39.14125 N, 77.21664 W
      Population (1990): 39542 (16059 housing units)
      Area: 23.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 20877

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Goodrich, MI (village, FIPS 32980)
      Location: 42.91658 N, 83.50827 W
      Population (1990): 916 (330 housing units)
      Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 48438
   Goodrich, ND (city, FIPS 31500)
      Location: 47.47612 N, 100.12469 W
      Population (1990): 192 (122 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 58444
   Goodrich, TX (city, FIPS 30224)
      Location: 30.60960 N, 94.94512 W
      Population (1990): 239 (111 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 77335

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Goodyears Bar, CA
      Zip code(s): 95944

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Guide Rock, NE (village, FIPS 20365)
      Location: 40.07302 N, 98.32920 W
      Population (1990): 290 (173 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68942

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Guthrie Center, IA (city, FIPS 33420)
      Location: 41.67865 N, 94.49828 W
      Population (1990): 1614 (808 housing units)
      Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50115

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Guthrie County, IA (county, FIPS 77)
      Location: 41.68357 N, 94.50113 W
      Population (1990): 10935 (5179 housing units)
      Area: 1529.7 sq km (land), 6.4 sq km (water)
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