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Garb \Garb\, n. [OF. garbe looks, countenance, grace, ornament, fr. OHG. garaw[c6], garw[c6], ornament, dress. akin to E. gear. See {Gear}, n.] 1. (a) Clothing in general. (b) The whole dress or suit of clothes worn by any person, especially when indicating rank or office; as, the garb of a clergyman or a judge. (c) Costume; fashion; as, the garb of a gentleman in the 16th century. 2. External appearance, as expressive of the feelings or character; looks; fashion or manner, as of speech. You thought, because he could not speak English in the native garb, he could not therefore handle an English cudgel. --Shak. | |
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Garb \Garb\, n. [F. gerbe, OF. also garbe, OHG. garba, G. garbe; cf. Skr. grbh to seize, E. grab.] (Her.) A sheaf of grain (wheat, unless otherwise specified). | |
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Garb \Garb\, v. t. To clothe; array; deck. These black dog-Dons Garb themselves bravely. --Tennyson. | |
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Rockfish \Rock"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several California scorp[91]noid food fishes of the genus {Sebastichthys}, as the red rockfish ({S. ruber}). They are among the most important of California market fishes. Called also {rock cod}, and {garrupa}. (b) The striped bass. See {Bass}. (c) Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda groupers of the genus {Epinephelus}. (d) An American fresh-water darter; the log perch. Note: The term is locally applied to various other fishes. | |
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Garrupa \Gar*ru"pa\, n. [Prob. fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf. {Grouper} the fish.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus {Sebastichthys}; -- called also {rockfish}. See {Rockfish}. | |
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Rockfish \Rock"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several California scorp[91]noid food fishes of the genus {Sebastichthys}, as the red rockfish ({S. ruber}). They are among the most important of California market fishes. Called also {rock cod}, and {garrupa}. (b) The striped bass. See {Bass}. (c) Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda groupers of the genus {Epinephelus}. (d) An American fresh-water darter; the log perch. Note: The term is locally applied to various other fishes. | |
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Garrupa \Gar*ru"pa\, n. [Prob. fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf. {Grouper} the fish.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus {Sebastichthys}; -- called also {rockfish}. See {Rockfish}. | |
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Sprat \Sprat\, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds. (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called also {alfione}, and {perch}. {Sprat borer} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so called from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}. {Sprat loon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}. {Sprat mew} (Zo[94]l.), the kittiwake gull. | |
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Garvie \Gar"vie\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The sprat; -- called also {garvie herring}, and {garvock}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] | |
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Sprat \Sprat\, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds. (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called also {alfione}, and {perch}. {Sprat borer} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so called from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}. {Sprat loon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}. {Sprat mew} (Zo[94]l.), the kittiwake gull. | |
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Garvie \Gar"vie\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The sprat; -- called also {garvie herring}, and {garvock}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] | |
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Gerbe \Gerbe\, n. [F., prop. a sheaf.] (Pyrotechny) A kind of ornamental firework. --Farrow. | |
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Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[?]'.] (Zo[94]l.) Any small jumping rodent of the genus {Dipus}, esp. {D. [92]gyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. [Written also {gerboa}.] Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the {Pedetes Caffer}, of the Cape of Good Hope. {Jerboa kangaroo} (Zo[94]l.), small Australian kangaroo ({Bettongia penicillata}), about the size of a common hare. | |
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Gerboa \Ger*bo"a\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The jerboa. | |
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Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[?]'.] (Zo[94]l.) Any small jumping rodent of the genus {Dipus}, esp. {D. [92]gyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. [Written also {gerboa}.] Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the {Pedetes Caffer}, of the Cape of Good Hope. {Jerboa kangaroo} (Zo[94]l.), small Australian kangaroo ({Bettongia penicillata}), about the size of a common hare. | |
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Gerboa \Ger*bo"a\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The jerboa. | |
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Giraffe \Gi*raffe"\, n. [F. girafe, Sp. girafa, from Ar. zur[be]fa, zar[be]fa.] (Zo[94]l.) An African ruminant ({Camelopardalis giraffa}) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest of animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs. | |
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Grab \Grab\, n. [Ar. & Hind. ghur[?]b crow, raven, a kind of Arab ship.] (Naut.) A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts. | |
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Grab \Grab\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Grabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grabbing}.] [Akin to Sw. grabba to grasp. Cf. {Grabble}, {Grapple}, {Grasp}.] To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch. | |
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Grab \Grab\, n. 1. A sudden grasp or seizure. 2. An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven. {Grab hag}, at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a small sum. [Colloq.] {Grab game}, a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property. [Colloq.] | |
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Graff \Graff\, n. [OE. grafe, greife, greive. Cf. {Margrave}.] A steward; an overseer. [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or graff, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ. --John Knox. | |
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Graff \Graff\ n. & v. See {Graft}. | |
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Graft \Graft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grafted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grafting}.] [F. greffer. See {Graft}, n.] 1. To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon. [Formerly written {graff}.] 2. (Surg.) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union. 3. To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union. And graft my love immortal on thy fame ! --Pope. 4. (Naut.) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns. | |
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Graff \Graff\, n. [OE. grafe, greife, greive. Cf. {Margrave}.] A steward; an overseer. [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or graff, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ. --John Knox. | |
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Graff \Graff\ n. & v. See {Graft}. | |
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Graft \Graft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grafted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grafting}.] [F. greffer. See {Graft}, n.] 1. To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon. [Formerly written {graff}.] 2. (Surg.) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union. 3. To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union. And graft my love immortal on thy fame ! --Pope. 4. (Naut.) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns. | |
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Graip \Graip\, n. [Perh. akin to grope, gripe.] A dungfork. [Scot.] --Burns. | |
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Grape \Grape\, n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. {Agraffe}, {Cramp}, {Grapnel}, {Grapple}.] 1. (Bot.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins. 2. (Bot.) The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine. 3. (Man.) A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse. 4. (Mil.) Grapeshot. {Grape borer}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}. {Grape curculio} (Zo[94]l.), a minute black weevil ({Craponius in[91]qualis}) which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes. {Grape flower}, [or] {Grape hyacinth} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Muscari racemosum}) with small blue globular flowers in a dense raceme. {Grape fungus} (Bot.), a fungus ({Oidium Tuckeri}) on grapevines; vine mildew. {Grape hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a small yellow and red hemipterous insect, often very injurious to the leaves of the grapevine. {Grape moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Eudemis botrana}), which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes, and often binds them together with silk. {Grape of a cannon}, the cascabel or knob at the breech. {Grape sugar}. See {Glucose}. {Grape worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the grape moth. {Sour grapes}, things which persons affect to despise because they can not possess them; -- in allusion to [AE]sop's fable of the fox and the grapes. | |
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Graph \Graph\, n. [See {-graph}.] (Math.) 1. A curve or surface, the locus of a point whose co[94]rdinates are the variables in the equation of the locus. 2. A diagram symbolizing a system of interrelations by spots, all distinguishable from one another and some connected by lines of the same kind. | |
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-graph \-graph\ (-gr[adot]f) [From Gr. gra`fein to write. See {Graphic}.] A suffix signifying something written, a writing; also, a writer; as autograph, crystograph, telegraph, photograph. Graphic \Graph"ic\ (gr[acr]f"[icr]k), Graphical \Graph"ic*al\ (-[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L. graphicus, Gr. grafiko`s, fr. gra`fein to write; cf. F. graphique. See {Graft}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing. 2. Of or pertaining to the art of writing. 3. Written or engraved; formed of letters or lines. The finger of God hath left an inscription upon all his works, not graphical, or composed of letters. --Sir T. Browne. 4. Well delineated; clearly and vividly described. 5. Having the faculty of, or characterized by, clear and impressive description; vivid; as, a graphic writer. {Graphic algebra}, a branch of algebra in which, the properties of equations are treated by the use of curves and straight lines. {Graphic arts}, a name given to those fine arts which pertain to the representation on a fiat surface of natural objects; as distinguished from music, etc., and also from sculpture. {Graphic formula}. (Chem.) See under {Formula}. {Graphic granite}. See under {Granite}. {Graphic method}, the method of scientific analysis or investigation, in which the relations or laws involved in tabular numbers are represented to the eye by means of curves or other figures; as the daily changes of weather by means of curves, the abscissas of which represent the hours of the day, and the ordinates the corresponding degrees of temperature. {Graphical statics} (Math.), a branch of statics, in which the magnitude, direction, and position of forces are represented by straight lines {Graphic tellurium}. See {Sylvanite}.> | |
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Graph \Graph\, n. [See {-graph}.] (Math.) 1. A curve or surface, the locus of a point whose co[94]rdinates are the variables in the equation of the locus. 2. A diagram symbolizing a system of interrelations by spots, all distinguishable from one another and some connected by lines of the same kind. | |
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-graph \-graph\ (-gr[adot]f) [From Gr. gra`fein to write. See {Graphic}.] A suffix signifying something written, a writing; also, a writer; as autograph, crystograph, telegraph, photograph. Graphic \Graph"ic\ (gr[acr]f"[icr]k), Graphical \Graph"ic*al\ (-[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L. graphicus, Gr. grafiko`s, fr. gra`fein to write; cf. F. graphique. See {Graft}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing. 2. Of or pertaining to the art of writing. 3. Written or engraved; formed of letters or lines. The finger of God hath left an inscription upon all his works, not graphical, or composed of letters. --Sir T. Browne. 4. Well delineated; clearly and vividly described. 5. Having the faculty of, or characterized by, clear and impressive description; vivid; as, a graphic writer. {Graphic algebra}, a branch of algebra in which, the properties of equations are treated by the use of curves and straight lines. {Graphic arts}, a name given to those fine arts which pertain to the representation on a fiat surface of natural objects; as distinguished from music, etc., and also from sculpture. {Graphic formula}. (Chem.) See under {Formula}. {Graphic granite}. See under {Granite}. {Graphic method}, the method of scientific analysis or investigation, in which the relations or laws involved in tabular numbers are represented to the eye by means of curves or other figures; as the daily changes of weather by means of curves, the abscissas of which represent the hours of the day, and the ordinates the corresponding degrees of temperature. {Graphical statics} (Math.), a branch of statics, in which the magnitude, direction, and position of forces are represented by straight lines {Graphic tellurium}. See {Sylvanite}.> | |
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-graphy \-gra*phy\ [Gr. [?], fr. [?] write. See {Graphic}.] A suffix denoting the art of writing or describing; also, the writing or description itself; a treatise; as, calligraphy, biography, geography. | |
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Grapy \Grap"y\, a. Composed of, or resembling, grapes. The grapy clusters. --Addison. | |
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Grave \Grave\, v. t. (Naut.) To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose. | |
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Grave \Grave\, a. [Compar. {Graver} (gr[amac]v"[etil]r); superl. {Gravest.}] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See {Grief.}] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.] His shield grave and great. --Chapman. 2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc. Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak. A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity. --Milton. 3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face. 4. (Mus.) (a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key. The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone. --Moore (Encyc. of Music). (b) Slow and solemn in movement. {Grave accent}. (Pron.) See the Note under {Accent}, n., 2. Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful; sedate; weighty; momentous; important. Usage: {Grave}, {Sober}, {Serious}, {Solemn.} Sober supposes the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance, etc., which results from the pressure of weighty interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire. Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition; a solemn promise. | |
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-grave \-grave\ A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave. See {Margrave.} | |
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Grave \Grave\, v. i. To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving. | |
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Grave \Grave\, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. gr[94]f, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See {Grave} to carve.] An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction. He bad lain in the grave four days. --John xi. 17. {Grave wax}, adipocere. | |
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Grave \Grave\, v. t. [imp. {Graved} (gr[amac]vd); p. p. {Graven} (gr[amac]v"'n) or {Graved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graving}.] [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw. gr[aum]fva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to write, E. graphic. Cf. {Grave}, n., {Grove}, n.] 1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer. He hath graven and digged up a pit. --Ps. vii. 16 (Book of Common Prayer). 2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave. Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii. 9. 3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image. With gold men may the hearte grave. --Chaucer. 4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly. O! may they graven in thy heart remain. --Prior. 5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. --Shak. | |
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Grave \Grave\, v. t. (Naut.) To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose. | |
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Grave \Grave\, a. [Compar. {Graver} (gr[amac]v"[etil]r); superl. {Gravest.}] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See {Grief.}] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.] His shield grave and great. --Chapman. 2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc. Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak. A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity. --Milton. 3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face. 4. (Mus.) (a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key. The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone. --Moore (Encyc. of Music). (b) Slow and solemn in movement. {Grave accent}. (Pron.) See the Note under {Accent}, n., 2. Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful; sedate; weighty; momentous; important. Usage: {Grave}, {Sober}, {Serious}, {Solemn.} Sober supposes the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance, etc., which results from the pressure of weighty interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire. Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition; a solemn promise. | |
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-grave \-grave\ A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave. See {Margrave.} | |
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Grave \Grave\, v. i. To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving. | |
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Grave \Grave\, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. gr[94]f, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See {Grave} to carve.] An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction. He bad lain in the grave four days. --John xi. 17. {Grave wax}, adipocere. | |
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Grave \Grave\, v. t. [imp. {Graved} (gr[amac]vd); p. p. {Graven} (gr[amac]v"'n) or {Graved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graving}.] [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw. gr[aum]fva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to write, E. graphic. Cf. {Grave}, n., {Grove}, n.] 1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer. He hath graven and digged up a pit. --Ps. vii. 16 (Book of Common Prayer). 2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave. Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii. 9. 3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image. With gold men may the hearte grave. --Chaucer. 4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly. O! may they graven in thy heart remain. --Prior. 5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. --Shak. | |
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Grave \Grave\, v. t. (Naut.) To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose. | |
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Grave \Grave\, a. [Compar. {Graver} (gr[amac]v"[etil]r); superl. {Gravest.}] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See {Grief.}] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.] His shield grave and great. --Chapman. 2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc. Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak. A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity. --Milton. 3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face. 4. (Mus.) (a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key. The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone. --Moore (Encyc. of Music). (b) Slow and solemn in movement. {Grave accent}. (Pron.) See the Note under {Accent}, n., 2. Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful; sedate; weighty; momentous; important. Usage: {Grave}, {Sober}, {Serious}, {Solemn.} Sober supposes the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance, etc., which results from the pressure of weighty interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire. Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition; a solemn promise. | |
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-grave \-grave\ A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave. See {Margrave.} | |
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Grave \Grave\, v. i. To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving. | |
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Grave \Grave\, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. gr[94]f, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See {Grave} to carve.] An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction. He bad lain in the grave four days. --John xi. 17. {Grave wax}, adipocere. | |
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Grave \Grave\, v. t. [imp. {Graved} (gr[amac]vd); p. p. {Graven} (gr[amac]v"'n) or {Graved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graving}.] [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw. gr[aum]fva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to write, E. graphic. Cf. {Grave}, n., {Grove}, n.] 1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer. He hath graven and digged up a pit. --Ps. vii. 16 (Book of Common Prayer). 2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave. Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii. 9. 3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image. With gold men may the hearte grave. --Chaucer. 4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly. O! may they graven in thy heart remain. --Prior. 5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. --Shak. | |
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Gravy \Gra"vy\, n.; pl. {Gravies}. [OE. greavie; prob. fr. greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow. See {Greaves}.] 1. The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up. 2. Liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, etc. | |
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Greave \Greave\, n. A grove. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Greave \Greave\, n. [OF. grees; cf. Sp. grevas.] Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural. | |
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Greave \Greave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Greaved} (gr[emac]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Greaving}.] [From {Greaves}.] (Naut.) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave. | |
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Grebe \Grebe\ (gr[emac]b), n. [F. gr[egrave]be, fr. Armor. krib comb; akin to kriben crest, W. crib comb, crest. So called in allusion to the crest of one species.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus {Colymbus} (formerly {Podiceps}), and allied genera, found in the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes. | |
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Greeve \Greeve\, n. See {Grieve}, an overseer. | |
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Grieve \Grieve\ (gr[emac]v), Greeve \Greeve\, n. [AS. ger[emac]fa. Cf. {Reeve} an officer.] A manager of a farm, or overseer of any work; a reeve; a manorial bailiff. [Scot.] Their children were horsewhipped by the grieve. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Greve \Greve\, n. A grove. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Grief \Grief\ (gr[emac]f), n. [OE. grief, gref, OF. grief, gref, F. grief, L. gravis heavy; akin to Gr. bary`s, Skr. guru, Goth. ka[uacute]rus. Cf. {Barometer}, {Grave}, a., {Grieve}, {Gooroo.}] 1. Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends, misconduct of one's self or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. The mother was so afflicted at the loss of a fine boy, . . . that she died for grief of it. --Addison. 2. Cause of sorrow or pain; that which afficts or distresses; trial; grievance. Be factious for redress of all these griefs. --Shak. 3. Physical pain, or a cause of it; malady. [R.] This grief (cancerous ulcers) hastened the end of that famous mathematician, Mr. Harriot. --Wood. {To come to grief}, to meet with calamity, accident, defeat, ruin, etc., causing grief; to turn out badly. [Colloq.] Syn: Affiction; sorrow; distress; sadness; trial; grievance. Usage: {Grief}, {Sorrow}, {Sadness}. Sorrow is the generic term; grief is sorrow for some definite cause -- one which commenced, at least, in the past; sadness is applied to a permanent mood of the mind. Sorrow is transient in many cases; but the grief of a mother for the loss of a favorite child too often turns into habitual sadness. [bd]Grief is sometimes considered as synonymous with sorrow; and in this case we speak of the transports of grief. At other times it expresses more silent, deep, and painful affections, such as are inspired by domestic calamities, particularly by the loss of friends and relatives, or by the distress, either of body or mind, experienced by those whom we love and value.[b8] --Cogan. See {Affliction}. | |
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Grieve \Grieve\ (gr[emac]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grieving}.] [OE. greven, OF. grever, fr. L. gravare to burden, oppress, fr. gravis heavy. See {Grief.}] 1. To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try. Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God. --Eph. iv. 30. The maidens grieved themselves at my concern. --Cowper, 2. To sorrow over; as, to grieve one's fate. [R.] | |
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Grieve \Grieve\, v. i. To feel grief; to be in pain of mind on account of an evil; to sorrow; to mourn; -- often followed by at, for, or over. Do not you grieve at this. --Shak. | |
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Grieve \Grieve\ (gr[emac]v), Greeve \Greeve\, n. [AS. ger[emac]fa. Cf. {Reeve} an officer.] A manager of a farm, or overseer of any work; a reeve; a manorial bailiff. [Scot.] Their children were horsewhipped by the grieve. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Griff \Griff\, n. A person of mixed blood. | |
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Griff \Griff\, n. [Cf. {Gripe}.] 1. Grasp; reach. [Obs.] A vein of gold ore within one spade's griff. --Holland. 2. [Cf. F. griffe, G. griff, prop., a grasping.] (Weaving) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods. --Knight. | |
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Griffe \Griffe\, n. A person of mixed negro and American Indian blood. | |
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Griffe \Griffe\, n. [F.] The offspring of a mulatto woman and a negro; also, a mulatto. [Local, U. S.] | |
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Grip \Grip\, n. 1. Specif., an apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable. 2. A gripsack; a hand bag; a satchel. [Colloq.] 3. (Med.) The influenza; grippe. | |
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Grip \Grip\, v. t. [From {Grip} a grasp; or P. gripper to seize; -- of German origin. See {Gripe}, v. t.] To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe. | |
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Grip \Grip\, n. [L. gryps, gryphus. See {Griffin}, {Grype}.] (Zo[94]l.) The griffin. [Obs.] | |
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Grip \Grip\, n. [Cf. AS. grip furrow, hitch, D. greb.] A small ditch or furrow. --Ray. | |
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Grip \Grip\, v. t. To trench; to drain. | |
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Grip \Grip\, n. [AS. gripe. Cf. {Grip}, v. t., {Gripe}, v. t.] 1. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping. 2. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip. 3. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword. 4. A device for grasping or holding fast to something. | |
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Gripe \Gripe\, n. [See {Grype}.] (Zo[94]l.) A vulture; the griffin. [Obs.] Like a white hind under the gripe's sharp claws. --Shak. {Gripe's egg}, an alchemist's vessel. [Obs.] --E. Jonson. | |
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Gripe \Gripe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Griped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Griping}.] [AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG. gr[?]fan, Icel. gripa, Sw. gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan; cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to seize. Cf. {Grip}, v. t., {Grope}.] 1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch. 2. To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely. Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure ? --Robynson (More's Utopia). 3. To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances. How inly sorrow gripes his soul. --Shak. | |
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Gripe \Gripe\, v. i. 1. To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe. 2. To suffer griping pains. --Jocke. 3. (Naut.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm. --R. H. Dana, Jr. | |
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Gripe \Gripe\, n. 1. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch. A barren scepter in my gripe. --Shak. 2. That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword. 3. (Mech.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel. 4. Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty. 5. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural. 6. (Naut.) (a) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. (b) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. (c) pl. An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging. {Gripe penny}, {a} miser; a niggard | |
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Griffin \Grif"fin\, Griffon \Grif"fon\, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. [?]; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art. 2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of large vulture ({Gyps fulvus}) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also {gripe}, and {grype}. It is supposed to be the [bd]eagle[b8] of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also {gryphon}.] 4. An English early apple. | |
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Grype \Grype\, n. [Gr. gry`f, grypo`s, griffin. See {Griffin}.] (Zo[94]l.) A vulture; the griffin. [Written also {gripe}.] [Obs.] | |
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Gripe \Gripe\, n. [See {Grype}.] (Zo[94]l.) A vulture; the griffin. [Obs.] Like a white hind under the gripe's sharp claws. --Shak. {Gripe's egg}, an alchemist's vessel. [Obs.] --E. Jonson. | |
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Gripe \Gripe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Griped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Griping}.] [AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG. gr[?]fan, Icel. gripa, Sw. gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan; cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to seize. Cf. {Grip}, v. t., {Grope}.] 1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch. 2. To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely. Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure ? --Robynson (More's Utopia). 3. To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances. How inly sorrow gripes his soul. --Shak. | |
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Gripe \Gripe\, v. i. 1. To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe. 2. To suffer griping pains. --Jocke. 3. (Naut.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm. --R. H. Dana, Jr. | |
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Gripe \Gripe\, n. 1. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch. A barren scepter in my gripe. --Shak. 2. That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword. 3. (Mech.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel. 4. Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty. 5. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural. 6. (Naut.) (a) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. (b) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. (c) pl. An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging. {Gripe penny}, {a} miser; a niggard | |
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Griffin \Grif"fin\, Griffon \Grif"fon\, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. [?]; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art. 2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of large vulture ({Gyps fulvus}) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also {gripe}, and {grype}. It is supposed to be the [bd]eagle[b8] of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also {gryphon}.] 4. An English early apple. | |
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Grype \Grype\, n. [Gr. gry`f, grypo`s, griffin. See {Griffin}.] (Zo[94]l.) A vulture; the griffin. [Written also {gripe}.] [Obs.] | |
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Grippe \Grippe\, n. [F.] (Med.) The influenza or epidemic catarrh. --Dunglison. | |
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Groove \Groove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grooved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groving}.] To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow. | |
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Groove \Groove\, n. [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See {Grove}.] 1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut. 2. Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine. The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove. --J. Morley. 3. [See {Grove}.] (Mining) A shaft or excavation. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Grope \Grope\ (gr[omac]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groped} (gr[omac]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Groping}.] [OE. gropen, gropien, grapien, AS. gr[amac]pian to touch, grope, fr. gr[imac]pan to gripe. See {Gripe}.] 1. To feel with or use 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 hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see. We grope for the wall like the blind. --Is. lix. 10. To grope a little longer among the miseries and sensualities ot a worldly life. --Buckminster. | |
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Grope \Grope\, v. t. 1. To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight. 2. To examine; to test; to sound. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Felix gropeth him, thinking to have a bribe. --Genevan Test. (Acts xxiv. ). | |
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Group \Group\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grouped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grouping}.] [Cf. F. grouper. See {Group}, n.] To form a group of; to arrange or combine in a group or in groups, often with reference to mutual relation and the best effect; to form an assemblage of. The difficulty lies in drawing and disposing, or, as the painters term it, in grouping such a multitude of different objects. --Prior. {Grouped columns} (Arch.), three or more columns placed upon the same pedestal. | |
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Group \Group\, n. [F groupe, It. gruppo, groppo, cluster, bunch, packet, group; of G. origin: cf. G. krepf craw, crop, tumor, bunch. See {Crop}, n.] 1. A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of persons or things, collected without any regular form or arrangement; as, a group of men or of trees; a group of isles. 2. An assemblage of objects in a certain order or relation, or having some resemblance or common characteristic; as, groups of strata. 3. (Biol.) A variously limited assemblage of animals or plants, having some resemblance, or common characteristics in form or structure. The term has different uses, and may be made to include certain species of a genus, or a whole genus, or certain genera, or even several orders. 4. (Mus.) A number of eighth, sixteenth, etc., notes joined at the stems; -- sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up of a few short notes. | |
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Grove \Grove\, n. [AS. graf, fr. grafan to dig. The original sense seems to have been a lane cut through trees. See {Grave}, v., and cf. {Groove}.] A smaller group of trees than a forest, and without underwood, planted, or growing naturally as if arranged by art; a wood of small extent. Note: The Hebrew word Asherah, rendered grove in the Authorized Version of the Bible, is left untranslated in the Revised Version. Almost all modern interpreters agree that by Asherah an idol or image of some kind is intended. | |
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Grovy \Grov"y\, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a grove; situated in, or frequenting, groves. --Dampier. | |
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Sneak \Sneak\, n. 1. A mean, sneaking fellow. A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks. --Glanvill. 2. (Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also {grub}. [Cant] --R. A. Proctor. | |
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Grub \Grub\, v. t. 1. To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; -- followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge. They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin. --Hare. 2. To supply with food. [Slang] --Dickens. | |
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Grub \Grub\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of {Goldsmith beetle}, under {Goldsmith}. Yet your butterfly was a grub. --Shak. 2. A short, thick man; a dwarf. [Obs.] --Carew. 3. Victuals; food. [Slang] --Halliwell. {Grub ax} [or] {axe}, a kind of mattock used in grubbing up roots, etc. {Grub breaker}. Same as {Grub hook} (below). {Grub hoe}, a heavy hoe for grubbing. {Grub hook}, a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps, breaking roots, etc. {Grub saw}, a handsaw used for sawing marble. {Grub Street}, a street in London (now called {Milton Street}), described by Dr. Johnson as [bd]much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called grubstreet.[b8] As an adjective, suitable to, or resembling the production of, Grub Street. I 'd sooner ballads write, and grubstreet lays. --Gap. | |
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Grub \Grub\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grubbed}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Grubbing}.] [OE. grubbin., cf. E. grab, grope.] 1. To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging. 2. To drudge; to do menial work. --Richardson. | |
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Sneak \Sneak\, n. 1. A mean, sneaking fellow. A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks. --Glanvill. 2. (Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also {grub}. [Cant] --R. A. Proctor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grub \Grub\, v. t. 1. To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; -- followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge. They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin. --Hare. 2. To supply with food. [Slang] --Dickens. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grub \Grub\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of {Goldsmith beetle}, under {Goldsmith}. Yet your butterfly was a grub. --Shak. 2. A short, thick man; a dwarf. [Obs.] --Carew. 3. Victuals; food. [Slang] --Halliwell. {Grub ax} [or] {axe}, a kind of mattock used in grubbing up roots, etc. {Grub breaker}. Same as {Grub hook} (below). {Grub hoe}, a heavy hoe for grubbing. {Grub hook}, a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps, breaking roots, etc. {Grub saw}, a handsaw used for sawing marble. {Grub Street}, a street in London (now called {Milton Street}), described by Dr. Johnson as [bd]much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called grubstreet.[b8] As an adjective, suitable to, or resembling the production of, Grub Street. I 'd sooner ballads write, and grubstreet lays. --Gap. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grub \Grub\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grubbed}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Grubbing}.] [OE. grubbin., cf. E. grab, grope.] 1. To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging. 2. To drudge; to do menial work. --Richardson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grub \Grub\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of {Goldsmith beetle}, under {Goldsmith}. Yet your butterfly was a grub. --Shak. 2. A short, thick man; a dwarf. [Obs.] --Carew. 3. Victuals; food. [Slang] --Halliwell. {Grub ax} [or] {axe}, a kind of mattock used in grubbing up roots, etc. {Grub breaker}. Same as {Grub hook} (below). {Grub hoe}, a heavy hoe for grubbing. {Grub hook}, a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps, breaking roots, etc. {Grub saw}, a handsaw used for sawing marble. {Grub Street}, a street in London (now called {Milton Street}), described by Dr. Johnson as [bd]much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called grubstreet.[b8] As an adjective, suitable to, or resembling the production of, Grub Street. I 'd sooner ballads write, and grubstreet lays. --Gap. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grubby \Grub"by\, a. [From {Grub}.] Dirty; unclean. [Colloq.] The grubby game of marbles. --Lond. Sat. Rev. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grubby \Grub"by\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Cottus}; a sculpin. [Local, U. S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gruf \Gruf\, adv. [Cf. {Grovel}.] Forwards; with one's face to the ground. [Obs.] They fellen gruf, and cryed piteously. --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Griffin \Grif"fin\, Griffon \Grif"fon\, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. [?]; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art. 2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of large vulture ({Gyps fulvus}) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also {gripe}, and {grype}. It is supposed to be the [bd]eagle[b8] of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also {gryphon}.] 4. An English early apple. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grype \Grype\, v. t. To gripe. [Obs.] See {Gripe}. --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grype \Grype\, n. [Gr. gry`f, grypo`s, griffin. See {Griffin}.] (Zo[94]l.) A vulture; the griffin. [Written also {gripe}.] [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Griffin \Grif"fin\, Griffon \Grif"fon\, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. [?]; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art. 2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of large vulture ({Gyps fulvus}) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also {gripe}, and {grype}. It is supposed to be the [bd]eagle[b8] of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also {gryphon}.] 4. An English early apple. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grype \Grype\, v. t. To gripe. [Obs.] See {Gripe}. --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grype \Grype\, n. [Gr. gry`f, grypo`s, griffin. See {Griffin}.] (Zo[94]l.) A vulture; the griffin. [Written also {gripe}.] [Obs.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Graf, IA (city, FIPS 31845) Location: 42.49471 N, 90.86889 W Population (1990): 78 (20 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Graff, MO Zip code(s): 65660 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Grove, OK (city, FIPS 31600) Location: 36.59525 N, 94.78743 W Population (1990): 4020 (2279 housing units) Area: 22.2 sq km (land), 7.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74344 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
gorp /gorp/ n. [CMU: perhaps from the canonical hiker's food, Good Old Raisins and Peanuts] Another {metasyntactic variable}, like {foo} and {bar}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
grep /grep/ vi. [from the qed/ed editor idiom g/re/p, where re stands for a regular expression, to Globally search for the Regular Expression and Print the lines containing matches to it, via {{Unix}} `grep(1)'] To rapidly scan a file or set of files looking for a particular string or pattern (when browsing through a large set of files, one may speak of `grepping around'). By extension, to look for something by pattern. "Grep the bulletin board for the system backup schedule, would you?" See also {vgrep}. [It has also been alleged that the source is from the title of a paper "A General Regular Expression Parser" -ESR] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
GARP A graphical language for {concurrent} programming. ["Visual Concurrent Programmint in GARP", S.K. Goering er al, PARLE '89 v.II, LNCS 366, pp. 165-180]. (1994-11-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
gorp /gorp/ (CMU, perhaps from the canonical hiker's food, Good Old Raisins and Peanuts) Another {metasyntactic variable}, like {foo} and {bar}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
GRAF GRaphic Additions to Fortran. {Fortran} plus graphic data types. ["GRAF: Graphic Additions to Fortran", A. Hurwitz et al, Proc SJCC 30 (1967)]. [Sammet 1969, p. 674]. (1995-01-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
graph 1. See also {connected graph}, {degree}, {directed graph}, {Moore bound}, {regular graph}, {tree}. 2. or data. (1996-09-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
grep searching files for lines matching a given {regular expression} (RE). Named after the {qed}/{ed} editor subcommand "g/re/p", where re stands for a regular expression, to Globally search for the Regular Expression and Print the lines containing matches to it. There are two other variants, fgrep which searches only for fixed strings and {egrep} which accepts extended REs but is usually the fastest of the three. Used by extension to mean "to look for something by pattern". When browsing through a large set of files, one may speak of "grepping around". "Grep the bulletin board for the system backup schedule, would you?" See also {vgrep}. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
GRIB GRid In Binary. The World Meteorological Organization's data format. (1995-01-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
GRIP Graph Reduction In Parallel. Simon Peyton Jones's GRIP machine built at {UCL}, now at the {University of Glasgow}. It has many processors ({Motorola 68020} or other) on {Futurebus} with intelligent memory units. (1994-12-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
groff GNU roff. {GNU}'s implementation of {roff} in {C++}. See also {nroff}, {troff}. Version 1.07 by James J. Clark FTP groff-1.07.tar.z from a {GNU archive site}. (1993-03-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
group A group G is a non-empty {set} upon which a {binary} operator * is defined with the following properties for all a,b,c in G: Closure: G is closed under *, a*b in G Associative: * is associative on G, (a*b)*c = a*(b*c) Identity: There is an identity element e such that a*e = e*a = a. Inverse: Every element has a unique inverse a' such that a * a' = a' * a = e. The inverse is usually written with a superscript -1. (1998-10-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Group 3 uses data {compression} and allows a variety of file types (e.g. {electronic mail}, pictures, {PostScript}) to be transmitted over {analogue} telephone lines. The Group 3 protocol was published by {CCITT} in 1993. Full details of the protocol are available from {ITU-T}. See also {Group 4}. (1998-10-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Group 4 uses data {compression} and allows a variety of file types (e-mail, pictures, {PostScript}, etc.) to be transmitted over digital ({ISDN}) telephone lines. The Group 4 protocol was published by {CCITT} in 1993. Full details of the protocol are available from {ITU-T}. See also {Group 3}. (1998-09-10) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Gareb scabby; itch. (1.) One of David's warriors (2 Sam. 23:38), an Ithrite. (2.) A hill near Jerusalem (Jer. 31:39), probably the hill of lepers, and consequently a place outside the boundary of the city. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Grape the fruit of the vine, which was extensively cultivated in Palestine. Grapes are spoken of as "tender" (Cant. 2:13, 15), "unripe" (Job 15:33), "sour" (Isa. 18:5), "wild" (Isa. 5:2,4). (See Rev. 14:18; Micah 7:1; Jer. 6:9; Ezek. 18:2, for figurative use of the word.) (See {VINE}.) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Grave Among the ancient Hebrews graves were outside of cities in the open field (Luke 7:12; John 11:30). Kings (1 Kings 2:10) and prophets (1 Sam. 25:1) were generally buried within cities. Graves were generally grottoes or caves, natural or hewn out in rocks (Isa. 22:16; Matt. 27:60). There were family cemeteries (Gen. 47:29; 50:5; 2 Sam. 19:37). Public burial-places were assigned to the poor (Jer. 26:23; 2 Kings 23:6). Graves were usually closed with stones, which were whitewashed, to warn strangers against contact with them (Matt. 23:27), which caused ceremonial pollution (Num. 19:16). There were no graves in Jerusalem except those of the kings, and according to tradition that of the prophetess Huldah. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Grove (1.) Heb. 'asherah, properly a wooden image, or a pillar representing Ashtoreth, a sensual Canaanitish goddess, probably usually set up in a grove (2 Kings 21:7; 23:4). In the Revised Version the word "Asherah" (q.v.) is introduced as a proper noun, the name of the wooden symbol of a goddess, with the plurals Asherim (Ex. 34:13) and Asheroth (Judg. 3:13). The LXX. have rendered _asherah_ in 2 Chr. 15:16 by "Astarte." The Vulgate has done this also in Judg. 3:7. (2.) Heb. 'eshel (Gen. 21:33). In 1 Sam. 22:6 and 31:13 the Authorized Version renders this word by "tree." In all these passages the Revised Version renders by "tamarisk tree." It has been identified with the Tamariscus orientalis, five species of which are found in Palestine. (3.) The Heb. word 'elon, uniformly rendered in the Authorized Version by "plain," properly signifies a grove or plantation. In the Revised Version it is rendered, pl., "oaks" (Gen. 13:18; 14:13; 18:1; 12:6; Deut. 11:30; Josh. 19:33). In the earliest times groves are mentioned in connection with religious worship. The heathen consecrated groves to particular gods, and for this reason they were forbidden to the Jews (Jer. 17:3; Ezek. 20:28). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Gareb, a scab |