English Dictionary: groom | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for groom | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Groom \Groom\, n. [Cf. Scot. grome, groyme, grume, gome, guym, man, lover, OD. grom boy, youth; perh. the r is an insertion as in E. bridegroom, and the word is the same as AS. guma man. See {Bridegroom}.] 1. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable. --Spenser. 2. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department; as, the groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole. 3. A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom. --Dryden. {Groom porter}, formerly an officer in the English royal household, who attended to the furnishing of the king's lodgings and had certain privileges. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Groom \Groom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groomed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grooming}.] To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Groom, TX (city, FIPS 31292) Location: 35.20408 N, 101.10600 W Population (1990): 613 (297 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79039 |