English Dictionary: groveller | by the DICT Development Group |
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Gairfowl \Gair"fowl`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Garefowl}. | |
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Garefowl \Gare"fowl`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The great auk; also, the razorbill. See {Auk}. [Written also {gairfowl}, and {gurfel}.] | |
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Gairfowl \Gair"fowl`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Garefowl}. | |
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Garefowl \Gare"fowl`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The great auk; also, the razorbill. See {Auk}. [Written also {gairfowl}, and {gurfel}.] | |
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Garbel \Gar"bel\, n. (Naut.) Same as {Garboard}. | |
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Garbel \Gar"bel\, n. [Cf. {Garble}, v. t.] Anything sifted, or from which the coarse parts have been taken. [Obs.] | |
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Garble \Gar"ble\, n. 1. Refuse; rubbish. [Obs.] --Wolcott. 2. pl. Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called {garblings}. | |
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Garble \Gar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garbling}.] [Formerly, to pick out, sort, OF. grabeler, for garbeler to examine precisely, garble spices, fr. LL. garbellare to sift; cf. Sp. garbillar to sift, garbillo a coarse sieve, L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum sieve, akin to cernere to separate, sift (cf. E. {Discern}); or perh. rather from Ar. gharb[be]l, gharbil, sieve.] 1. To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices. [Obs.] 2. To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account. | |
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Garble \Gar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garbling}.] [Formerly, to pick out, sort, OF. grabeler, for garbeler to examine precisely, garble spices, fr. LL. garbellare to sift; cf. Sp. garbillar to sift, garbillo a coarse sieve, L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum sieve, akin to cernere to separate, sift (cf. E. {Discern}); or perh. rather from Ar. gharb[be]l, gharbil, sieve.] 1. To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices. [Obs.] 2. To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account. | |
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Garbler \Gar"bler\, n. One who garbles. | |
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Garble \Gar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garbling}.] [Formerly, to pick out, sort, OF. grabeler, for garbeler to examine precisely, garble spices, fr. LL. garbellare to sift; cf. Sp. garbillar to sift, garbillo a coarse sieve, L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum sieve, akin to cernere to separate, sift (cf. E. {Discern}); or perh. rather from Ar. gharb[be]l, gharbil, sieve.] 1. To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices. [Obs.] 2. To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account. | |
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Garble \Gar"ble\, n. 1. Refuse; rubbish. [Obs.] --Wolcott. 2. pl. Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called {garblings}. | |
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Garboil \Gar"boil\, n. [OF. garbouil; cf. Sp. garbullo, It. garbuglio; of uncertain origin; the last part is perh. fr. L. bullire to boil, E. boil.] Tumult; disturbance; disorder. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Garefowl \Gare"fowl`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The great auk; also, the razorbill. See {Auk}. [Written also {gairfowl}, and {gurfel}.] | |
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Garibaldi \Ga`ri*bal"di\, n. 1. A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A California market fish ({Pomancentrus rubicundus}) of a deep scarlet color. | |
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Gerbil \Ger"bil\, d8Gerbille \[d8]Ger`bille"\, n. [F. gerbille. Cf. {Jerboa}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus {Gerbillus}. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe. | |
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Gerfalcon \Ger"fal`con\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gyrfalcon}. | |
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Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. {Falco rusticolus} and the white species {F. Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of {Accipiter}. [Written also {gerfalcon}, {gierfalcon}, and {jerfalcon}.] | |
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Gerfalcon \Ger"fal`con\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gyrfalcon}. | |
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Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. {Falco rusticolus} and the white species {F. Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of {Accipiter}. [Written also {gerfalcon}, {gierfalcon}, and {jerfalcon}.] | |
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Gerful \Ger"ful\, a. [Cf. OF. girer to twirl, E. gyrate.] Changeable; capricious. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Gier-falcon \Gier"-fal`con\, n. [Cf. {Gier-eagle}, {Gyrfalcon}.] (Zo[94]l.) The gyrfalcon. | |
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Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. {Falco rusticolus} and the white species {F. Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of {Accipiter}. [Written also {gerfalcon}, {gierfalcon}, and {jerfalcon}.] | |
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Gier-falcon \Gier"-fal`con\, n. [Cf. {Gier-eagle}, {Gyrfalcon}.] (Zo[94]l.) The gyrfalcon. | |
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Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. {Falco rusticolus} and the white species {F. Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of {Accipiter}. [Written also {gerfalcon}, {gierfalcon}, and {jerfalcon}.] | |
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Gor-bellied \Gor"-bel`lied\, a. Bog-bellied. [Obs.] | |
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Gor-belly \Gor"-bel`ly\, n. [Gore filth, dirt + belly.] A prominent belly; a big-bellied person. [Obs.] | |
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Garfish \Gar"fish`\, n. [See {Gar}, n.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European marine fish ({Belone vulgaris}); -- called also {gar}, {gerrick}, {greenback}, {greenbone}, {gorebill}, {hornfish}, {longnose}, {mackerel guide}, {sea needle}, and {sea pike}. (b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus {Tylosurus}, of which one species ({T. marinus}) is common on the Atlantic coast. {T. Caribb[91]us}, a very large species, and {T. crassus}, are more southern; -- called also {needlefish}. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species. | |
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Gorebill \Gore"bill`\, n. [2d gore + bill.] (Zo[94]l.) The garfish. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Garfish \Gar"fish`\, n. [See {Gar}, n.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European marine fish ({Belone vulgaris}); -- called also {gar}, {gerrick}, {greenback}, {greenbone}, {gorebill}, {hornfish}, {longnose}, {mackerel guide}, {sea needle}, and {sea pike}. (b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus {Tylosurus}, of which one species ({T. marinus}) is common on the Atlantic coast. {T. Caribb[91]us}, a very large species, and {T. crassus}, are more southern; -- called also {needlefish}. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species. | |
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Gorebill \Gore"bill`\, n. [2d gore + bill.] (Zo[94]l.) The garfish. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Gorfly \Gor"fly`\, n.; pl. {Gorflies}. [Gore (AS. gor) dung + fly.] (Zo[94]l.) A dung fly. | |
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Gorfly \Gor"fly`\, n.; pl. {Gorflies}. [Gore (AS. gor) dung + fly.] (Zo[94]l.) A dung fly. | |
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Grabble \Grab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grabbling}.] [Freq. of grab; cf. D. grabbelen.] 1. To grope; to feel with the hands. He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a grabbling and fumbling. --Selden. 2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel. --Ainsworth. | |
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Grabble \Grab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grabbling}.] [Freq. of grab; cf. D. grabbelen.] 1. To grope; to feel with the hands. He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a grabbling and fumbling. --Selden. 2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel. --Ainsworth. | |
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Grabble \Grab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grabbling}.] [Freq. of grab; cf. D. grabbelen.] 1. To grope; to feel with the hands. He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a grabbling and fumbling. --Selden. 2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel. --Ainsworth. | |
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Grapeless \Grape"less\, a. Wanting grapes or the flavor of grapes. | |
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Grapholite \Graph"o*lite\, n. [Gr. gra`fein to write + -lite: cf. F. grapholithe.] Any species of slate suitable to be written on. | |
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Graphology \Gra*phol"o*gy\ (Math.) The system or notation used in dealing with graphs. | |
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Graphology \Gra*phol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. gra`fein to write + -logy: cf. F. graphologie.] The art of judging of a person's character, disposition, and aptitude from his handwriting. | |
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Grapple \Grap"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grappled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grappling}.] [F. grappiller, OF. graypil the grapple of a ship, fr. graper to pluck, prop., to seize, clutch; of German origin. See {Grape}.] 1. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist. 2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly. The gallies were grappled to the Centurion. --Hakluyt. Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. --Shak. | |
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Grapple \Grap"ple\, v. i. To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another. {To grapple with}, to enter into contest with, resolutely and courageously. And in my standard bear the arms of York, To grapple with the house of Lancaster. --Shak. | |
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Grapple \Grap"ple\, n. [See Grapple, v. t., and cf. Crapple.] 1. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold. --Milton. 2. (a) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab. (b) (Naut.) A grappling iron. The iron hooks and grapples keen. --Spenser. {Grapple plant} (Bot.), a South African herb ({Herpagophytum leptocarpum}) having the woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle, causing intense annoyance. {Grapple shot} (Life-saving Service), a projectile, to which are attached hinged claws to catch in a ship's rigging or to hold in the ground; -- called also {anchor shot}. | |
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Grapple \Grap"ple\, n. [See Grapple, v. t., and cf. Crapple.] 1. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold. --Milton. 2. (a) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab. (b) (Naut.) A grappling iron. The iron hooks and grapples keen. --Spenser. {Grapple plant} (Bot.), a South African herb ({Herpagophytum leptocarpum}) having the woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle, causing intense annoyance. {Grapple shot} (Life-saving Service), a projectile, to which are attached hinged claws to catch in a ship's rigging or to hold in the ground; -- called also {anchor shot}. | |
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Grapple \Grap"ple\, n. [See Grapple, v. t., and cf. Crapple.] 1. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold. --Milton. 2. (a) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab. (b) (Naut.) A grappling iron. The iron hooks and grapples keen. --Spenser. {Grapple plant} (Bot.), a South African herb ({Herpagophytum leptocarpum}) having the woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle, causing intense annoyance. {Grapple shot} (Life-saving Service), a projectile, to which are attached hinged claws to catch in a ship's rigging or to hold in the ground; -- called also {anchor shot}. | |
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Grapple \Grap"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grappled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grappling}.] [F. grappiller, OF. graypil the grapple of a ship, fr. graper to pluck, prop., to seize, clutch; of German origin. See {Grape}.] 1. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist. 2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly. The gallies were grappled to the Centurion. --Hakluyt. Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. --Shak. | |
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Grapplement \Grapple*ment\, n. A grappling; close fight or embrace. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Grapple \Grap"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grappled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grappling}.] [F. grappiller, OF. graypil the grapple of a ship, fr. graper to pluck, prop., to seize, clutch; of German origin. See {Grape}.] 1. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist. 2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly. The gallies were grappled to the Centurion. --Hakluyt. Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. --Shak. | |
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Grappling \Grap"pling\, n. 1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel. 2. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear. --Dryden. {Grappling iron}, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object. {Grappling tongs}, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters. | |
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Grappling \Grap"pling\, n. 1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel. 2. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear. --Dryden. {Grappling iron}, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object. {Grappling tongs}, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters. | |
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Grappling \Grap"pling\, n. 1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel. 2. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear. --Dryden. {Grappling iron}, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object. {Grappling tongs}, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters. | |
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Gravel \Grav"el\, n. [OF. gravele, akin to F. gr?ve a sandy shore, strand; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. grouan gravel, W. gro coarse gravel, pebbles, and Skr. gr[amac]van stone.] 1. Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand. 2. (Med.) A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom. {Gravel powder}, a coarse gunpowder; pebble powder. | |
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Gravel \Grav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graveled}or {Gravelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graveling} or {Gravelling}.] 1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk. 2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. When we were fallen into a place between two seas, they graveled the ship. --Acts xxvii. 41 (Rhemish version). Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in the sand that he fell to the ground. --Camden. 3. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. [Colloq.] When you were graveled for lack of matter. --Shak. The physician was so graveled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say. --Sir T. North. 4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot. | |
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Erratic \Er*rat"ic\, a. [L. erraticus, fr. errare to wander: cf. F. erratique. See {Err}.] 1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars. The earth and each erratic world. --Blackmore. 2. Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct. 3. Irregular; changeable. [bd]Erratic fever.[b8] --Harvey. {Erratic blocks}, {gravel, etc.} (Geol.), masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes. {Erratic phenomena}, the phenomena which relate to transported materials on the earth's surface. | |
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Gravel \Grav"el\, n. [OF. gravele, akin to F. gr?ve a sandy shore, strand; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. grouan gravel, W. gro coarse gravel, pebbles, and Skr. gr[amac]van stone.] 1. Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand. 2. (Med.) A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom. {Gravel powder}, a coarse gunpowder; pebble powder. | |
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Gravel \Grav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graveled}or {Gravelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graveling} or {Gravelling}.] 1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk. 2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. When we were fallen into a place between two seas, they graveled the ship. --Acts xxvii. 41 (Rhemish version). Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in the sand that he fell to the ground. --Camden. 3. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. [Colloq.] When you were graveled for lack of matter. --Shak. The physician was so graveled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say. --Sir T. North. 4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot. | |
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Graveless \Grave"less\, a. Without a grave; unburied. | |
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Gravel \Grav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graveled}or {Gravelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graveling} or {Gravelling}.] 1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk. 2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. When we were fallen into a place between two seas, they graveled the ship. --Acts xxvii. 41 (Rhemish version). Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in the sand that he fell to the ground. --Camden. 3. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. [Colloq.] When you were graveled for lack of matter. --Shak. The physician was so graveled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say. --Sir T. North. 4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot. | |
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Graveling \Grav"el*ing\, or Gravelling \Grav"el*ling\, n. 1. The act of covering with gravel. 2. A layer or coating of gravel (on a path, etc.). | |
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Graveling \Grav"el*ing\, or Gravelling \Grav"el*ling\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea. | |
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Gravel \Grav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graveled}or {Gravelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graveling} or {Gravelling}.] 1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk. 2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. When we were fallen into a place between two seas, they graveled the ship. --Acts xxvii. 41 (Rhemish version). Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in the sand that he fell to the ground. --Camden. 3. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. [Colloq.] When you were graveled for lack of matter. --Shak. The physician was so graveled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say. --Sir T. North. 4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot. | |
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Gravelliness \Grav"el*li*ness\, n. State of being gravelly. | |
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Gravel \Grav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graveled}or {Gravelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graveling} or {Gravelling}.] 1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk. 2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. When we were fallen into a place between two seas, they graveled the ship. --Acts xxvii. 41 (Rhemish version). Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in the sand that he fell to the ground. --Camden. 3. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. [Colloq.] When you were graveled for lack of matter. --Shak. The physician was so graveled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say. --Sir T. North. 4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot. | |
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Graveling \Grav"el*ing\, or Gravelling \Grav"el*ling\, n. 1. The act of covering with gravel. 2. A layer or coating of gravel (on a path, etc.). | |
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Graveling \Grav"el*ing\, or Gravelling \Grav"el*ling\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea. | |
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Gravelly \Grav"el*ly\, a. Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly soil. | |
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Gravel-stone \Grav"el-stone"\, n. A pebble, or small fragment of stone; a calculus. | |
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Gravely \Grave"ly\, adv. In a grave manner. | |
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Graveolence \Gra*ve"o*lence\, n. [L. graveolentia: cf. F. grav[82]olence. See {Graveolent.}] A strong and offensive smell; rancidity. [R.] --Bailey. | |
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Graveolent \Gra*ve"o*lent\, a. [L. graveolens; gravis heavy + olere to smell.] Having a rank smell. [R.] --Boyle. | |
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Gray \Gray\, a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[aemac]g, gr[emac]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[amac]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[aring], Icel. gr[amac]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove. These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary. 3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. Ames. {Gray antimony} (Min.), stibnite. {Gray buck} (Zo[94]l.), the chickara. {Gray cobalt} (Min.), smaltite. {Gray copper} (Min.), tetrahedrite. {Gray duck} (Zo[94]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the female mallard. {Gray falcon} (Zo[94]l.) the peregrine falcon. {Gray Friar}. See {Franciscan}, and {Friar}. {Gray hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the blackcock or black grouse. See {Heath grouse}. {Gray mill or millet} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus {Lithospermum}; gromwell. {Gray mullet} (Zo[94]l.) any one of the numerous species of the genus {Mugil}, or family {Mugilid[ae]}, found both in the Old World and America; as the European species ({M. capito}, and {M. auratus}), the American striped mullet ({M. albula}), and the white or silver mullet ({M. Braziliensis}). See {Mullet}. {Gray owl} (Zo[94]l.), the European tawny or brown owl ({Syrnium aluco}). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea}) inhabits arctic America. {Gray parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}), very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in learning to talk. {Gray pike}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sauger}. {Gray snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer. See {Snapper}. {Gray snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage. {Gray whale} (Zo[94]l.), a rather large and swift California whale ({Rhachianectes glaucus}), formerly taken in large numbers in the bays; -- called also {grayback}, {devilfish}, and {hardhead}. | |
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Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They are prized as game birds. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola}); the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and other species of sandpipers. Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied, [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola}) of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover}, {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}). See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all small American species. {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing. {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}. {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.] {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.] {Whistling plover}. (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied plover. | |
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are some of the best known. Note: Among the true plums are; {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}. {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its round red drupes. {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size, much grown in England for sale in the markets. {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other genera than {Prunus}, are; {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of the same family with the persimmon. {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}. {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}. {Date plum}. See under {Date}. {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium macrophyllum}. {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime. {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}. {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}. 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European bullfinch. {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel. {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}. | |
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{Guinea plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Parinarium excelsum}, a large West African tree of the order {Chrysobalane[91]}, having a scarcely edible fruit somewhat resembling a plum, which is also called {gray plum} and {rough-skin plum}. {Guinea worm} (Zo[94]l.), a long and slender African nematoid worm ({Filaria Medinensis}) of a white color. It lives in the cellular tissue of man, beneath the skin, and produces painful sores. | |
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are some of the best known. Note: Among the true plums are; {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}. {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its round red drupes. {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size, much grown in England for sale in the markets. {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other genera than {Prunus}, are; {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of the same family with the persimmon. {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}. {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}. {Date plum}. See under {Date}. {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium macrophyllum}. {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime. {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}. {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}. 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European bullfinch. {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel. {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}. | |
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{Guinea plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Parinarium excelsum}, a large West African tree of the order {Chrysobalane[91]}, having a scarcely edible fruit somewhat resembling a plum, which is also called {gray plum} and {rough-skin plum}. {Guinea worm} (Zo[94]l.), a long and slender African nematoid worm ({Filaria Medinensis}) of a white color. It lives in the cellular tissue of man, beneath the skin, and produces painful sores. | |
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Grayfly \Gray"fly`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The trumpet fly. --Milton. | |
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Silky \Silk"y\, a. [Compar. {Silkier}; superl. {Silkiest}.] 1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster. 2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine. 3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous. {Silky oak} (Bot.), a lofty Australian tree ({Grevillea robusta}) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It furnishes a valuable timber. | |
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{Silky, [or] Silk-bark}, {oak}, an Australian tree ({Grevillea robusta}). {Green oak}, oak wood colored green by the growth of the mycelium of certain fungi. {Oak apple}, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young. {Oak beauty} (Zo[94]l.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak. {Oak gall}, a gall found on the oak. See 2d {Gall}. {Oak leather} (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood. {Oak pruner}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pruner}, the insect. {Oak spangle}, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the insect {Diplolepis lenticularis}. {Oak wart}, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak. {The Oaks}, one of the three great annual English horse races (the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called from his estate. {To sport one's oak}, to be [bd]not at home to visitors,[b8] signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.] | |
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Gribble \Grib"ble\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. grib to bite.] (Zo[94]l.) A small marine isopod crustacean ({Limnoria lignorum} or {L. terebrans}), which burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber, such as the piles of wharves, both in Europe and America. | |
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Griefful \Grief"ful\, a. Full of grief or sorrow. --Sackville. | |
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Griefless \Grief"less\, a. Without grief. --Huloet. | |
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Gripple \Grip"ple\, n. A grasp; a gripe. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Gripple \Grip"ple\, a. [Dim. fr. gripe.] Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Grippleness \Grip"ple*ness\, n. The quality of being gripple. [Obs.] | |
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Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[umac]fa, in [amac] gr[umac]fu on the face, prone, gr[umac]fa to grovel.] 1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. To creep and grovel on the ground. --Dryden. 2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean. | |
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Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[umac]fa, in [amac] gr[umac]fu on the face, prone, gr[umac]fa to grovel.] 1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. To creep and grovel on the ground. --Dryden. 2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean. | |
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Groveler \Grov"el*er\, n. One who grovels; an abject wretch. [Written also --groveller.] | |
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Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[umac]fa, in [amac] gr[umac]fu on the face, prone, gr[umac]fa to grovel.] 1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. To creep and grovel on the ground. --Dryden. 2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean. | |
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Groveling \Grov"el*ing\, a. Lying prone; low; debased. [Written also {grovelling}.] [bd]A groveling creature.[b8] --Cowper. | |
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Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[umac]fa, in [amac] gr[umac]fu on the face, prone, gr[umac]fa to grovel.] 1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. To creep and grovel on the ground. --Dryden. 2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean. | |
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Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[umac]fa, in [amac] gr[umac]fu on the face, prone, gr[umac]fa to grovel.] 1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. To creep and grovel on the ground. --Dryden. 2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean. | |
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Groveling \Grov"el*ing\, a. Lying prone; low; debased. [Written also {grovelling}.] [bd]A groveling creature.[b8] --Cowper. | |
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Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[umac]fa, in [amac] gr[umac]fu on the face, prone, gr[umac]fa to grovel.] 1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. To creep and grovel on the ground. --Dryden. 2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean. | |
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Groveling \Grov"el*ing\, a. Lying prone; low; debased. [Written also {grovelling}.] [bd]A groveling creature.[b8] --Cowper. | |
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Growable \Grow"a*ble\, a. Capable of growth. | |
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Grubbla \Grub"bla\, v. t. & i. [Freq. of grub, but cf. grabble.] To feel or grope in the dark. [Obs.] --Dryden. | |
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Gruff \Gruff\, a. [Compar. {Gruffer}; superl. {Gruffest}.] [D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rc[a2]fan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g- standing for the AS. prefix ge-, Goth. ga-.] Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh. --Addison. Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. --Thackeray. -- {Gruff"ly}, adv. -- {Gruff"ness}, n. | |
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Garefowl \Gare"fowl`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The great auk; also, the razorbill. See {Auk}. [Written also {gairfowl}, and {gurfel}.] | |
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Gyreful \Gyre"ful\, a. Abounding in gyres. [Obs.] | |
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Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. {Falco rusticolus} and the white species {F. Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of {Accipiter}. [Written also {gerfalcon}, {gierfalcon}, and {jerfalcon}.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Garfield, AR (town, FIPS 25750) Location: 36.45372 N, 93.96978 W Population (1990): 308 (134 housing units) Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72732 Garfield, GA (town, FIPS 32188) Location: 32.65035 N, 82.09648 W Population (1990): 255 (104 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30425 Garfield, KS (city, FIPS 25750) Location: 38.07759 N, 99.24457 W Population (1990): 236 (116 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67529 Garfield, KY Zip code(s): 40140 Garfield, MN (city, FIPS 23120) Location: 45.94035 N, 95.49444 W Population (1990): 203 (89 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56332 Garfield, NJ (city, FIPS 25770) Location: 40.87980 N, 74.10849 W Population (1990): 26727 (11458 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07026 Garfield, NM Zip code(s): 87936 Garfield, TX (CDP, FIPS 28320) Location: 30.18973 N, 97.56061 W Population (1990): 1336 (560 housing units) Area: 36.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Garfield, WA (town, FIPS 26140) Location: 47.00838 N, 117.14073 W Population (1990): 544 (263 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99130 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Garfield County, CO (county, FIPS 45) Location: 39.60325 N, 107.89692 W Population (1990): 29974 (12517 housing units) Area: 7634.0 sq km (land), 22.2 sq km (water) Garfield County, MT (county, FIPS 33) Location: 47.28172 N, 106.98882 W Population (1990): 1589 (924 housing units) Area: 12090.6 sq km (land), 464.9 sq km (water) Garfield County, NE (county, FIPS 71) Location: 41.89421 N, 98.98241 W Population (1990): 2141 (1021 housing units) Area: 1476.4 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water) Garfield County, OK (county, FIPS 47) Location: 36.37852 N, 97.78452 W Population (1990): 56735 (26502 housing units) Area: 2741.5 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water) Garfield County, UT (county, FIPS 17) Location: 37.87355 N, 111.43883 W Population (1990): 3980 (2488 housing units) Area: 13402.0 sq km (land), 88.0 sq km (water) Garfield County, WA (county, FIPS 23) Location: 46.43395 N, 117.53476 W Population (1990): 2248 (1209 housing units) Area: 1840.3 sq km (land), 19.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Garfield Heights, OH (city, FIPS 29428) Location: 41.41969 N, 81.60401 W Population (1990): 31739 (13000 housing units) Area: 18.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44125 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Garibaldi, OR (city, FIPS 28000) Location: 45.56045 N, 123.91022 W Population (1990): 877 (474 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Garyville, LA (CDP, FIPS 28345) Location: 30.07729 N, 90.62454 W Population (1990): 3181 (1114 housing units) Area: 48.5 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70051 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Goreville, IL (village, FIPS 30575) Location: 37.55507 N, 88.97362 W Population (1990): 872 (384 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62939 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Grabill, IN (town, FIPS 28494) Location: 41.21075 N, 84.96793 W Population (1990): 751 (291 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46741 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Grapeland, TX (city, FIPS 30632) Location: 31.49126 N, 95.48177 W Population (1990): 1450 (676 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75844 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Gravel Ridge, AR (CDP, FIPS 28270) Location: 34.87138 N, 92.18772 W Population (1990): 3846 (1573 housing units) Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72076 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Gravel Switch, KY Zip code(s): 40328 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Gravelly, AR Zip code(s): 72838 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Grayville, IL (city, FIPS 31173) Location: 38.25982 N, 87.99688 W Population (1990): 2043 (964 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62844 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Greybull, WY (town, FIPS 33885) Location: 44.49103 N, 108.05723 W Population (1990): 1789 (968 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82426 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Grove Hill, AL (town, FIPS 32080) Location: 31.70379 N, 87.77743 W Population (1990): 1551 (697 housing units) Area: 12.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36451 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Groveland, CA Zip code(s): 95321 Groveland, FL (city, FIPS 27800) Location: 28.56297 N, 81.85213 W Population (1990): 2300 (884 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 34736 Groveland, MA Zip code(s): 01834 Groveland, NY Zip code(s): 14462 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Groveland-Big Oak Flat, CA (CDP, FIPS 31375) Location: 37.84554 N, 120.19642 W Population (1990): 2753 (2420 housing units) Area: 56.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
garply /gar'plee/ n. [Stanford] Another metasyntactic variable (see {foo}); once popular among SAIL hackers. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
gribble n. Random binary data rendered as unreadable text. Noise characters in a data stream are displayed as gribble. Modems with mismatched bitrates usually generate gribble (more specifically, {baud barf}). Dumping a binary file to the screen is an excellent source of gribble, and (if the bell/speaker is active) headaches. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
grovel vi. 1. To work interminably and without apparent progress. Often used transitively with `over' or `through'. "The file scavenger has been groveling through the /usr directories for 10 minutes now." Compare {grind} and {crunch}. Emphatic form: `grovel obscenely'. 2. To examine minutely or in complete detail. "The compiler grovels over the entire source program before beginning to translate it." "I grovelled through all the documentation, but I still couldn't find the command I wanted." | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
gurfle /ger'fl/ interj. An expression of shocked disbelief. "He said we have to recode this thing in FORTRAN by next week. Gurfle!" Compare {weeble}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
garply /gar'plee/ A {metasyntactic variable} like {foo}, once popular among {SAIL} hackers. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Graph Algorithm and Software Package {algorithms}. ["GASP - Gprah Algorithm Software Package", S. Chase, TR CS Dept, U Illinois, Dec 1969]. (1998-02-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
GRAPPLE GRAPh Processing LanguagE. 1968. ["A Directed Graph Representation for Computer Simulation of Belief Systems", L.G. Tesler et al, Math Biosciences 2:19-40 (1968)]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
grovel 1. To work interminably and without apparent progress. Often used transitively with "over" or "through". "The file scavenger has been groveling through the /usr directories for 10 minutes now." Compare {grind} and {crunch}. Emphatic form: "grovel obscenely". 2. To examine minutely or in complete detail. "The compiler grovels over the entire source program before beginning to translate it." "I grovelled through all the documentation, but I still couldn't find the command I wanted." [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
gurfle "He said we have to recode this thing in {Fortran} by next week. Gurfle!" Compare {weeble}. [{Jargon File}] (1996-06-01) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Gur-baal sojourn of Baal, a place in Arabia (2 Chr. 26:7) where there was probably a temple of Baal. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Gur-baal, the governor's whelp |