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   gas fixture
         n 1: a device to convey illuminating gas from the pipe to the
               gas burner

English Dictionary: Giuseppe Sarto by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gasbag
n
  1. a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
    Synonym(s): gasbag, windbag
  2. the bag containing the gas in a balloon
    Synonym(s): envelope, gasbag
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gasification
n
  1. the process of changing into gas; "coal gas is produced by the gasification of coal"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gauge boson
n
  1. a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gazpacho
n
  1. a soup made with chopped tomatoes and onions and cucumbers and peppers and herbs; served cold
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Giuseppe Garibaldi
n
  1. Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882)
    Synonym(s): Garibaldi, Giuseppe Garibaldi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Giuseppe Sarto
n
  1. pope who condemned religious modernism; he was canonized in 1954 because of his interest in the poor (1835-1914)
    Synonym(s): Pius X, Giuseppe Sarto, Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goosefish
n
  1. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
    Synonym(s): goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gossip columnist
n
  1. a journalist who writes a column of gossip about celebrities
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Guiseppe Guarneri
n
  1. Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745)
    Synonym(s): Guarneri, Guarnieri, Guarnerius, Guiseppe Guarneri
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Gas fitter}, one who lays pipes and puts up fixtures for
            gas.
  
      {Gas fitting}.
            (a) The occupation of a gas fitter.
            (b) pl. The appliances needed for the introduction of gas
                  into a building, as meters, pipes, burners, etc.
  
      {Gas fixture}, a device for conveying illuminating or
            combustible gas from the pipe to the gas-burner,
            consisting of an appendage of cast, wrought, or drawn
            metal, with tubes upon which the burners, keys, etc., are
            adjusted.
  
      {Gas generator}, an apparatus in which gas is evolved; as:
            (a) a retort in which volatile hydrocarbons are evolved by
                  heat;
            (b) a machine in which air is saturated with the vapor of
                  liquid hydrocarbon; a carburetor;
            (c) a machine for the production of carbonic acid gas, for
                  a[89]rating water, bread, etc. --Knight.
  
      {Gas jet}, a flame of illuminating gas.
  
      {Gas machine}, an apparatus for carbureting air for use as
            illuminating gas.
  
      {Gas meter}, an instrument for recording the quantity of gas
            consumed in a given time, at a particular place.
  
      {Gas retort}, a retort which contains the coal and other
            materials, and in which the gas is generated, in the
            manufacture of gas.
  
      {Gas stove}, a stove for cooking or other purposes, heated by
            gas.
  
      {Gas tar}, coal tar.
  
      {Gas trap}, a drain trap; a sewer trap. See 4th {Trap}, 5.
  
      {Gas washer} (Gas Works), an apparatus within which gas from
            the condenser is brought in contact with a falling stream
            of water, to precipitate the tar remaining in it.
            --Knight.
  
      {Gas water}, water through which gas has been passed for
            purification; -- called also {gas liquor} and {ammoniacal
            water}, and used for the manufacture of sal ammoniac,
            carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue. --Tomlinson.
  
      {Gas well}, a deep boring, from which natural gas is
            discharged. --Raymond.
  
      {Gas works}, a manufactory of gas, with all the machinery and
            appurtenances; a place where gas is generated for lighting
            cities.
  
      {Laughing gas}. See under {Laughing}.
  
      {Marsh gas} (Chem.), a light, combustible, gaseous
            hydrocarbon, {CH4}, produced artificially by the dry
            distillation of many organic substances, and occurring as
            a natural product of decomposition in stagnant pools,
            whence its name. It is an abundant ingredient of ordinary
            illuminating gas, and is the first member of the paraffin
            series. Called also {methane}, and in coal mines, {fire
            damp}.
  
      {Natural gas}, gas obtained from wells, etc., in
            Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere, and largely used for
            fuel and illuminating purposes. It is chiefly derived from
            the Coal Measures.
  
      {Olefiant gas} (Chem.). See {Ethylene}.
  
      {Water gas} (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing steam over
            glowing coals, whereby there results a mixture of hydrogen
            and carbon monoxide. This gives a gas of intense heating
            power, but destitute of light-giving properties, and which
            is charged by passing through some volatile hydrocarbon,
            as gasoline.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gasification \Gas`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Gasify}.]
      The act or process of converting into gas.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gauge \Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.]
      1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to
            determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.
  
                     This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and
                     groove to equal breadth by.               --Moxon.
  
                     There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds.
                                                                              --I. Taylor.
  
      2. Measure; dimensions; estimate.
  
                     The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and
                     contempt.                                          --Burke.
  
      3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or
            regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or
            template; as, a button maker's gauge.
  
      4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the
            state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical
            elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some
            particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.
  
      5. (Naut.)
            (a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with
                  reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather
                  gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and
                  the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.
            (b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
                  --Totten.
  
      6. The distance between the rails of a railway.
  
      Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is
               four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad,
               gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England,
               seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard
               gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called
               narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six
               inches.
  
      7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with
            common plaster to accelerate its setting.
  
      8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which
            is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of
            such shingles, slates, or tiles.
  
      {Gauge of a carriage}, {car}, etc., the distance between the
            wheels; -- ordinarily called the {track}.
  
      {Gauge cock}, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining
            the height of the water level in a steam boiler.
  
      {Gauge concussion} (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel
            flange striking the edge of the rail.
  
      {Gauge glass}, a glass tube for a water gauge.
  
      {Gauge lathe}, an automatic lathe for turning a round object
            having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round,
            to a templet or gauge.
  
      {Gauge point}, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is
            one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given
            measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc.
  
      {Gauge rod}, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of
            barrels, casks, etc.
  
      {Gauge saw}, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of
            cut. --Knight.
  
      {Gauge stuff}, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making
            cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet.
  
      {Gauge wheel}, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to
            determine the depth of the furrow.
  
      {Joiner's gauge}, an instrument used to strike a line
            parallel to the straight side of a board, etc.
  
      {Printer's gauge}, an instrument to regulate the length of
            the page.
  
      {Rain gauge}, an instrument for measuring the quantity of
            rain at any given place.
  
      {Salt gauge}, or {Brine gauge}, an instrument or contrivance
            for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its
            specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers.
  
      {Sea gauge}, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea.
           
  
      {Siphon gauge}, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with
            mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the
            degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air
            pump or other vacuum; a manometer.
  
      {Sliding gauge}. (Mach.)
            (a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted
                  dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use,
                  as screws, railway-car axles, etc.
            (b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges,
                  and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the
                  working gauges.
            (c) (Railroads) See Note under {Gauge}, n., 5.
  
      {Star gauge} (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the
            diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its
            length.
  
      {Steam gauge}, an instrument for measuring the pressure of
            steam, as in a boiler.
  
      {Tide gauge}, an instrument for determining the height of the
            tides.
  
      {Vacuum gauge}, a species of barometer for determining the
            relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a
            steam engine and the air.
  
      {Water gauge}.
            (a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water
                  surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or
                  glass.
            (b) The height of the water in the boiler.
  
      {Wind gauge}, an instrument for measuring the force of the
            wind on any given surface; an anemometer.
  
      {Wire gauge}, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or
            the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size.
            See under {Wire}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goose \Goose\ (g[oomac]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[emac]s). [OE. gos,
      AS. g[omac]s, pl. g[emac]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel.
      g[be]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[aring]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L.
      anser, for hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. ha[msdot]sa. [root]233.
      Cf. {Gander}, {Gannet}, {Ganza}, {Gosling}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily {Anserin[91]},
            and belonging to {Anser}, {Branta}, {Chen}, and several
            allied genera. See {Anseres}.
  
      Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been
               derived from the European graylag goose ({Anser
               anser}). The bean goose ({A. segetum}), the American
               wild or Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), and the
               bernicle goose ({Branta leucopsis}) are well known
               species. The American white or snow geese and the blue
               goose belong to the genus {Chen}. See {Bernicle},
               {Emperor goose}, under {Emperor}, {Snow goose}, {Wild
               goose}, {Brant}.
  
      2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the
            common goose.
  
      Note: The Egyptian or fox goose ({Alopochen [92]gyptiaca})
               and the African spur-winged geese ({Plectropterus})
               belong to the family {Plectropterid[91]}. The
               Australian semipalmated goose ({Anseranas semipalmata})
               and Cape Barren goose ({Cereopsis
               Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}) are very different from northern
               geese, and each is made the type of a distinct family.
               Both are domesticated in Australia.
  
      3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle,
            which resembles the neck of a goose.
  
      4. A silly creature; a simpleton.
  
      5. A game played with counters on a board divided into
            compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.
  
                     The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve
                     good rules, the royal game of goose.   --Goldsmith.
  
      {A wild goose chase}, an attempt to accomplish something
            impossible or unlikely of attainment.
  
      {Fen goose}. See under {Fen}.
  
      {Goose barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), any pedunculated barnacle of the
            genus {Anatifa} or {Lepas}; -- called also {duck
            barnacle}. See {Barnacle}, and {Cirripedia}.
  
      {Goose cap}, a silly person. [Obs.] --Beau. & .
  
      {Goose corn} (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({Juncus
            squarrosus}).
  
      {Goose feast}, Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.]
  
      {Goose flesh}, a peculiar roughness of the skin produced by
            cold or fear; -- called also {goose skin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Angler \An"gler\, n.
      1. One who angles.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A fish ({Lophius piscatorius}), of Europe and
            America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with
            the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are
            said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also
            {fishing frog}, {frogfish}, {toadfish}, {goosefish},
            {allmouth}, {monkfish}, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goosefish \Goose"fish`\, n. (Z[94]ll.)
      See {Angler}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Angler \An"gler\, n.
      1. One who angles.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A fish ({Lophius piscatorius}), of Europe and
            America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with
            the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are
            said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also
            {fishing frog}, {frogfish}, {toadfish}, {goosefish},
            {allmouth}, {monkfish}, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goosefish \Goose"fish`\, n. (Z[94]ll.)
      See {Angler}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Gogebic County, MI (county, FIPS 53)
      Location: 46.48440 N, 89.79064 W
      Population (1990): 18052 (10997 housing units)
      Area: 2854.0 sq km (land), 970.2 sq km (water)
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