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   gantlet
         n 1: to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet";
               "took up the gauntlet" [syn: {gauntlet}, {gantlet}]
         2: a glove of armored leather; protects the hand [syn:
            {gauntlet}, {gantlet}, {metal glove}]
         3: a glove with long sleeve [syn: {gauntlet}, {gantlet}]
         4: the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow
            place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then
            diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
         5: a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run
            between two lines of men facing each other and armed with
            clubs or whips to beat the victim [syn: {gauntlet},
            {gantlet}]

English Dictionary: gene delivery vector	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gauntlet n to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet" Synonym(s): gauntlet, gantlet a glove of armored leather; protects the hand Synonym(s): gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove a glove with long sleeve Synonym(s): gauntlet, gantlet a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim Synonym(s): gauntlet, gantlet
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gauntleted adj wearing a protective glove; "gestured with his gauntleted hand"
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gene delivery vector n a vector for delivering genes into cells [syn: {transducing vector}, gene delivery vector]
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genital adj of or relating to the external sex organs; "genital herpes"; "venereal disease" Synonym(s): genital, venereal
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genital herpes n an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area Synonym(s): genital herpes, herpes genitalis
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genital organ n external sex organ [syn: genitalia, genital organ, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch]
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genital personality n (psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives
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genital phase n (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity Synonym(s): genital stage, genital phase
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genital stage n (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity Synonym(s): genital stage, genital phase
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genital system n organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring Synonym(s): reproductive system, genital system
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genital torture n blunt or penetrating trauma or rape (vaginal or anal)
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genital wart n a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus Synonym(s): genital wart, venereal wart, condyloma acuminatum, verruca acuminata
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genitalia n external sex organ [syn: genitalia, genital organ, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
genitals n external sex organ [syn: genitalia, genital organ, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch]
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genteel adj marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" Synonym(s): civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite
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genteelly adv in a genteel manner; "the English lived genteelly in India"
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genteelness n elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression Synonym(s): breeding, genteelness, gentility
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gentile adj belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples n a person who does not acknowledge your god [syn: heathen, pagan, gentile, infidel] a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus a Christian as contrasted with a Jew Synonym(s): gentile, non- Jew, goy a Christian; "Christians refer to themselves as gentiles"
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gentility n elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression Synonym(s): breeding, genteelness, gentility
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gentle adj soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" Synonym(s): gentle, soft having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes" quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne" belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" Synonym(s): aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" Synonym(s): docile, gentle having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" Synonym(s): easy, gentle, soft marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" Synonym(s): easy, gentle v cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" Synonym(s): pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility Synonym(s): ennoble, gentle, entitle stroke soothingly
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gentle breeze n wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale
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gentle wind n a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" Synonym(s): breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air
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gentlefolk n people of good family and breeding and high social status
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gentleman n a man of refinement a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" Synonym(s): valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man
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Gentleman Jim n United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933) [syn: Corbett, Jim Corbett, James John Corbett, Gentleman Jim]
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Gentleman Johnny n British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792) Synonym(s): Burgoyne, John Burgoyne, Gentleman Johnny
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gentleman's gentleman n a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" Synonym(s): valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man
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gentleman's-cane n tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal Synonym(s): prince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, red amaranth, purple amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
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gentleman-at-arms n one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions
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gentlemanlike adj befitting a man of good breeding; "gentlemanly behavior" Synonym(s): gentlemanlike, gentlemanly
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gentlemanly adj befitting a man of good breeding; "gentlemanly behavior" Synonym(s): gentlemanlike, gentlemanly
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gentlemen's agreement n a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding
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gentleness n the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual Synonym(s): gradualness, gentleness Antonym(s): abruptness, precipitousness, steepness acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough" Synonym(s): gentleness, softness, mildness
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gentlewoman n a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" Synonym(s): dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman
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gently adv in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain" in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal" Synonym(s): gently, mildly with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead" Synonym(s): lightly, softly, gently
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giant eland n large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa [syn: giant eland, Taurotragus derbianus]
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giant helleborine n orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf Synonym(s): stream orchid, chatterbox, giant helleborine, Epipactis gigantea
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giant lizard n the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands Synonym(s): Komodo dragon, Komodo lizard, dragon lizard, giant lizard, Varanus komodoensis
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giant willowherb n tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant Synonym(s): fireweed, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup, Epilobium angustifolium
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Gnetales n chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms Synonym(s): Gnetales, order Gnetales
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gonadal adj of or relating to the gonads; "gonadal hormones"
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gondola n a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof Synonym(s): gondola car, gondola long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant Synonym(s): car, gondola
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gondola car n a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof Synonym(s): gondola car, gondola
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gondolier n a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola [syn: gondolier, gondoliere]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gondoliere n a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola [syn: gondolier, gondoliere]
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gummed label n an adhesive label [syn: gummed label, sticker, paster]
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gunmetal n a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water)
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Guyana dollar n the basic unit of money in Guyana
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ganoidal \Ga*noid"al\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Ganoid.
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Gantlet \Gant"let\, n. A glove. See {Gauntlet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gantlet \Gant"let\, n. [Gantlet is corrupted fr. gantlope; gantlope is for gatelope, Sw. gatlopp, orig., a running down a lane; gata street, lane + lopp course, career, akin to l[94]pa to run. See {Gate} a way, and {Leap}.] A military punishment formerly in use, wherein the offender was made to run between two files of men facing one another, who struck him as he passed. {To run the gantlet}, to suffer the punishment of the gantlet; hence, to go through the ordeal of severe criticism or controversy, or ill-treatment at many hands. Winthrop ran the gantlet of daily slights. --Palfrey. Note: Written also, but less properly, gauntlet.
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Gantline \Gant"line`\, n. A line rigged to a mast; -- used in hoisting rigging; a girtline.
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Gantlope \Gant"lope`\, n. See {Gantlet}. [Obs.]
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Gauntlet \Gaunt"let\, n. (Mil.) See {Gantlet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gauntlet \Gaunt"let\, n. [F. gantelet, dim. of gant glove, LL. wantus, of Teutonic origin; cf. D. want, Sw. & Dan. vante, Icel. v[94]ttr, for vantr.] 1. A glove of such material that it defends the hand from wounds. Note: The gauntlet of the Middle Ages was sometimes of chain mail, sometimes of leather partly covered with plates, scales, etc., of metal sewed to it, and, in the 14th century, became a glove of small steel plates, carefully articulated and covering the whole hand except the palm and the inside of the fingers. 2. A long glove, covering the wrist. 3. (Naut.) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying. {To take up the gauntlet}, to accept a challenge. {To throw down the gauntlet}, to offer or send a challenge. The gauntlet or glove was thrown down by the knight challenging, and was taken up by the one who accepted the challenge; -- hence the phrases.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gauntletted \Gaunt"lett*ed\, a. Wearing a gauntlet.
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Gauntly \Gaunt"ly\, adv. In a gaunt manner; meagerly.
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Genethliac \Geneth"liac\, a. [L. genethliacus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] belonging to one's birth, gene`qlh birth, fr. gi`gnesqai to be born.] Pertaining to nativities; calculated by astrologers; showing position of stars at one's birth. --Howell.
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Genethliac \Geneth"liac\, n. 1. A birthday poem. 2. One skilled in genethliacs.
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Genethliacal \Gen`ethli"acal\, a. Genethliac.
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Genethliacs \Geneth"liacs\, n. The science of calculating nativities, or predicting the future events of life from the stars which preside at birth. --Jhonson.
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Genethlialogy \Geneth`lial"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] astrology; gene`qlh birth + [?] discourse.] Divination as to the destinies of one newly born; the act or art of casting nativities; astrology.
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Genethliatic \Geneth`liat"ic\, n. One who calculates nativities. --Sir W. Drummond.
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Genital \Gen"i*tal\, a. [L. genitalis, fr. genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. g[82]nital. See {Gender}.] Pertaining to generation, or to the generative organs. {Genital cord} (Anat.), a cord developed in the fetus by the union of portions of the Wolffian and M[81]llerian ducts and giving rise to parts of the urogenital passages in both sexes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Genital \Gen"i*tal\, a. [L. genitalis, fr. genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. g[82]nital. See {Gender}.] Pertaining to generation, or to the generative organs. {Genital cord} (Anat.), a cord developed in the fetus by the union of portions of the Wolffian and M[81]llerian ducts and giving rise to parts of the urogenital passages in both sexes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Genitals \Gen"i*tals\, n. pl. [From {Genital}, a.: cf. L. genitalia.] The organs of generation; the sexual organs; the private parts.
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Genteel \Gen*teel"\, a. [F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful. See {Gentle}.] 1. Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address. 2. Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law. 3. Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance. Syn: Polite; well-bred; refined; polished.
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Genteelish \Gen*teel"ish\, a. Somewhat genteel.
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Genteelly \Gen*teel"ly\, adv. In a genteel manner.
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Genteelness \Gen*teel"ness\, n. The quality of being genteel.
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Gentil \Gen"til\, a. & n. Gentle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Gentile \Gen"tile\, a. 1. Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people. 2. (Gram.) Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentile \Gen"tile\, n. [L. gentilis belonging to the same clan, stock, race, people, or nation; in opposition to Roman, a foreigner; in opposition to Jew or Christian, a heathen: cf. F. gentil. See {Gentle}, a.] One of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen. Note: The Hebrews included in the term g[d3]yim, or nations, all the tribes of men who had not received the true faith, and were not circumcised. The Christians translated g[d3]yim by the L. gentes, and imitated the Jews in giving the name gentiles to all nations who were neither Jews nor Christians. In civil affairs, the denomination was given to all nations who were not Romans. Syn: Pagan; heathen. See {Pagan}.
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Gentile-falcon \Gen"tile-fal`con\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Falcon-gentil}.
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Gentilesse \Gen`ti*lesse"\, n. [OF. gentilesse, gentelise, F. gentillesse. See {Gentle}. a.] Gentleness; courtesy; kindness; nobility. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Gentilish \Gen"til*ish\, a. Heathenish; pagan.
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Gentilism \Gen"til*ism\, n. [Cf. F. gentilisme.] 1. Hethenism; paganism; the worship of false gods. 2. Tribal feeling; devotion to one's gens.
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Gentilitial \Gen`tili"tial\, Gentilitious \Gen`tili"tious\, a. [L. gentilitius. See {Gentile}.] [Obs.] 1. Peculiar to a people; national. --Sir T. Browne. 2. Hereditary; entailed on a family. --Arbuthnot.
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Gentilitial \Gen`tili"tial\, Gentilitious \Gen`tili"tious\, a. [L. gentilitius. See {Gentile}.] [Obs.] 1. Peculiar to a people; national. --Sir T. Browne. 2. Hereditary; entailed on a family. --Arbuthnot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentility \Gentil"ity\, n. [L. gentilitas the relationship of those who belong to the same clan, also, heathenism: cf. F. gentilit[82] heathenism. See {Gentile}.] 1. Good extraction; dignity of birth. --Macaulay. He . . . mines my gentility with my education. --Shak. 2. The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy, politeness of manner, a graceful and easy mien and behavior, etc.; good breeding. 3. The class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry. [R.] --Sir J. Davies. 4. Paganism; heathenism. [Obs.] --Hooker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentilize \Gen"til*ize\, v. i. [See {Gentile}.] 1. To live like a gentile or heathen. [Obs.] --Milton. 2. To act the gentleman; -- with it (see {It}, 5). [Obs.]
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Gentilize \Gen"til*ize\, v. i. To render gentile or gentlemanly; as, to gentilize your unworthy sones. [R.] --Sylvester.
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Gentilly \Gen"til*ly\, adv. [From {Gentil}, a.] In a gentle or hoble manner; frankly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Gentle \Gen"tle\, a. [Compar. {Gentler}; superl. {Gentlest}.] [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe, clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr. the root of genere, gignere, to beget; hence gentle, properly, of birth or family, that is, of good or noble birth. See {Gender}, and cf. {Genteel}, {Gentil}, {Gentile}, {Gentoo}, {Jaunty}.] 1. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble. British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle, or simple. --Johnson's Cyc. The studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time. --Milton. 2. Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice. 3. A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader. [bd]Gentle sirs.[b8] [bd]Gentle Jew.[b8] [bd]Gentle servant.[b8] --Shak. 4. Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse. 5. Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop . [bd]Gentle music.[b8] --Sir J. Davies. O sleep! it is a gentle thing. --Coleridge. {The gentle craft}, the art or trade of shoemaking. Syn: Mild; meek; placid; dovelike; quiet; peaceful; pacific; bland; soft; tame; tractable; docile. Usage: {Gentle}, {Tame}, {Mild}, {Meek}. Gentle describes the natural disposition; tame, that which is subdued by training; mild implies a temper which is, by nature, not easily provoked; meek, a spirit which has been schooled to mildness by discipline or suffering. The lamb is gentle; the domestic fowl is tame; John, the Apostle, was mild; Moses was meek.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentle \Gen"tle\, n. 1. One well born; a gentleman. [Obs.] Gentles, methinks you frown. --Shak. 2. A trained falcon. See {Falcon-gentil}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A dipterous larva used as fish bait.
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Gentle \Gent"le\, v. t. 1. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Gentlefolk \Gen"tlefolk`\, Gentlefolks \Gen"tlefolks`\, n. pl. Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. [Generally in the United States in the plural form.] --Shak.
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Gentlefolk \Gen"tlefolk`\, Gentlefolks \Gen"tlefolks`\, n. pl. Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. [Generally in the United States in the plural form.] --Shak.
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Gentle-hearted \Gen"tle-heart`ed\, a. Having a kind or gentle disposition. --Shak. -- {Gen"tle-heart`ed*ness}, n.
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Gentle-hearted \Gen"tle-heart`ed\, a. Having a kind or gentle disposition. --Shak. -- {Gen"tle-heart`ed*ness}, n.
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Gannet \Gan"net\, n. [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See {Gander}, {Goose}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula}, allied to the pelicans. Note: The common gannet of Europe and America ({S. bassana}), is also called {solan goose}, {chandel goose}, and {gentleman}. In Florida the wood ibis is commonly called gannet. {Booby gannet}. See {Sula}.
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Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. 2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man. 3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title. 4. The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. --Shak. 5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc. Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation. {Gentleman commoner}, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford. {Gentleman usher}, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc. {Gentleman usher of the black rod}, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords. {Gentlemen-at-arms}, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen pensioners}. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gannet \Gan"net\, n. [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See {Gander}, {Goose}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula}, allied to the pelicans. Note: The common gannet of Europe and America ({S. bassana}), is also called {solan goose}, {chandel goose}, and {gentleman}. In Florida the wood ibis is commonly called gannet. {Booby gannet}. See {Sula}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. 2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man. 3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title. 4. The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. --Shak. 5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc. Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation. {Gentleman commoner}, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford. {Gentleman usher}, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc. {Gentleman usher of the black rod}, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords. {Gentlemen-at-arms}, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen pensioners}. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. 2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man. 3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title. 4. The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. --Shak. 5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc. Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation. {Gentleman commoner}, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford. {Gentleman usher}, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc. {Gentleman usher of the black rod}, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords. {Gentlemen-at-arms}, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen pensioners}. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. 2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man. 3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title. 4. The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. --Shak. 5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc. Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation. {Gentleman commoner}, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford. {Gentleman usher}, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc. {Gentleman usher of the black rod}, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords. {Gentlemen-at-arms}, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen pensioners}. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. 2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man. 3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title. 4. The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. --Shak. 5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc. Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation. {Gentleman commoner}, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford. {Gentleman usher}, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc. {Gentleman usher of the black rod}, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords. {Gentlemen-at-arms}, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen pensioners}. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentlemanhood \Gen"tlemanhood\, n. The qualities or condition of a gentleman. [R.] --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentlemanlike \Gen"tlemanlike`\, Gentlemanly \Gen"tlemanly\, a. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well-behaved; courteous; polite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentlemanliness \Gen"tlemanli*ness\, n. The state of being gentlemanly; gentlemanly conduct or manners.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentlemanlike \Gen"tlemanlike`\, Gentlemanly \Gen"tlemanly\, a. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well-behaved; courteous; polite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentlemanship \Gen"tlemanship\, n. The carriage or quality of a gentleman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. 2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man. 3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title. 4. The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. --Shak. 5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc. Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation. {Gentleman commoner}, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford. {Gentleman usher}, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc. {Gentleman usher of the black rod}, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords. {Gentlemen-at-arms}, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen pensioners}. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Gentlemen of the round}. (a) Gentlemen soldiers of low rank who made the rounds. See 10 (a), above. (b) Disbanded soldiers who lived by begging. [Obs.] Worm-eaten gentlemen of the round, such as have vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let your provost and his half dozen of halberdiers do what they can. --B. Jonson. {Round of beef}, the part of the thigh below the aitchbone, or between the rump and the leg. See Illust. of {beef}. {Round steak}, a beefsteak cut from the round. {Sculpture in the round}, sculpture giving the full form, as of man; statuary, distinguished from relief.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. 2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man. 3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title. 4. The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. --Shak. 5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc. Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation. {Gentleman commoner}, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford. {Gentleman usher}, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc. {Gentleman usher of the black rod}, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords. {Gentlemen-at-arms}, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen pensioners}. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.] 1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman. 2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man. 3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title. 4. The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. --Shak. 5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc. Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation. {Gentleman commoner}, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford. {Gentleman usher}, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc. {Gentleman usher of the black rod}, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords. {Gentlemen-at-arms}, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen pensioners}. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentlemen's agreement \Gen"tlemen's agree"ment\ An agreement binding only as a matter of honor; often, specif., such an agreement among the heads of industrial or merchantile enterprises, the terms of which could not be included and enforced in a legal contract.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentleness \Gen"tle*ness\, n. The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mildness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentle \Gen"tle\, a. [Compar. {Gentler}; superl. {Gentlest}.] [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe, clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr. the root of genere, gignere, to beget; hence gentle, properly, of birth or family, that is, of good or noble birth. See {Gender}, and cf. {Genteel}, {Gentil}, {Gentile}, {Gentoo}, {Jaunty}.] 1. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble. British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle, or simple. --Johnson's Cyc. The studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time. --Milton. 2. Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice. 3. A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader. [bd]Gentle sirs.[b8] [bd]Gentle Jew.[b8] [bd]Gentle servant.[b8] --Shak. 4. Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse. 5. Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop . [bd]Gentle music.[b8] --Sir J. Davies. O sleep! it is a gentle thing. --Coleridge. {The gentle craft}, the art or trade of shoemaking. Syn: Mild; meek; placid; dovelike; quiet; peaceful; pacific; bland; soft; tame; tractable; docile. Usage: {Gentle}, {Tame}, {Mild}, {Meek}. Gentle describes the natural disposition; tame, that which is subdued by training; mild implies a temper which is, by nature, not easily provoked; meek, a spirit which has been schooled to mildness by discipline or suffering. The lamb is gentle; the domestic fowl is tame; John, the Apostle, was mild; Moses was meek.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentleship \Gen"tle*ship\, n. The deportment or conduct of a gentleman. [Obs.] --Ascham.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentlesse \Gent"lesse\, n. Gentilesse; gentleness. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentle \Gen"tle\, a. [Compar. {Gentler}; superl. {Gentlest}.] [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe, clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr. the root of genere, gignere, to beget; hence gentle, properly, of birth or family, that is, of good or noble birth. See {Gender}, and cf. {Genteel}, {Gentil}, {Gentile}, {Gentoo}, {Jaunty}.] 1. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble. British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle, or simple. --Johnson's Cyc. The studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time. --Milton. 2. Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice. 3. A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader. [bd]Gentle sirs.[b8] [bd]Gentle Jew.[b8] [bd]Gentle servant.[b8] --Shak. 4. Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse. 5. Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop . [bd]Gentle music.[b8] --Sir J. Davies. O sleep! it is a gentle thing. --Coleridge. {The gentle craft}, the art or trade of shoemaking. Syn: Mild; meek; placid; dovelike; quiet; peaceful; pacific; bland; soft; tame; tractable; docile. Usage: {Gentle}, {Tame}, {Mild}, {Meek}. Gentle describes the natural disposition; tame, that which is subdued by training; mild implies a temper which is, by nature, not easily provoked; meek, a spirit which has been schooled to mildness by discipline or suffering. The lamb is gentle; the domestic fowl is tame; John, the Apostle, was mild; Moses was meek.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentlewoman \Gen"tle*wom`an\, n.; pl. {Gentlewomen}. 1. A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. --Bacon. 2. A woman who attends a lady of high rank. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gentlewoman \Gen"tle*wom`an\, n.; pl. {Gentlewomen}. 1. A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. --Bacon. 2. A woman who attends a lady of high rank. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gently \Gen"tly\, adv. In a gentle manner. My mistress gently chides the fault I made. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Giantly \Gi"ant*ly\, a. Appropriate to a giant. [Obs.] --Usher.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gnat \Gnat\, n. [AS. gn[91]t.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus {Culex}, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes. See {Mosquito}. 2. Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in America, a small biting fly of the genus {Simulium} and allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc. {Gnat catcher} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small American singing birds, of the genus {Polioptila}, allied to the kinglets. {Gnat flower}, the bee flower. {Gnat hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called also {gnat owl}. {Gnat snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that catches gnats. {Gnat strainer}, a person ostentatiously punctilious about trifles. Cf. --Matt. xxiii. 24.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gnatling \Gnat"ling\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small gnat.
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Gondola \Gon"do*la\, n. (A[89]ronautics) An elongated car under a dirigible.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gondola \Gon"do*la\, n. [It., dim. of gonda a gondola; cf. LL. gandeia a kind of boat, Gr. [?] a drinking vessel; said to be a Persian word; cf. F. gondole gondola, cup.] 1. A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now. 2. A flat-bottomed boat for freight. [U. S.] 3. A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gondolet \Gon"do*let\, n. [It. gondoletta, dim. of gondola.] A small gondola. --T. Moore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gondolier \Gon`do*lier"\, n. [It. gondoliere: cf. F. gondolier.] A man who rows a gondola.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gonidial \Gonid"ial\, a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or containing, gonidia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gonidial \Gonid"ial\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the angles of the mouth; as, a gonidial groove of an actinian.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gonydial \Gonyd"ial\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to the gonys of a bird's beak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gun \Gun\, n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin; cf. Ir., {Gael}.) A LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon) fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E. mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.] 1. A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called {small arms}. Larger guns are called {cannon}, {ordnance}, {fieldpieces}, {carronades}, {howitzers}, etc. See these terms in the Vocabulary. As swift as a pellet out of a gunne When fire is in the powder runne. --Chaucer. The word gun was in use in England for an engine to cast a thing from a man long before there was any gunpowder found out. --Selden. 2. (Mil.) A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a cannon. 3. pl. (Naut.) Violent blasts of wind. Note: Guns are classified, according to their construction or manner of loading as {rifled} or {smoothbore}, {breech-loading} or {muzzle-loading}, {cast} or {built-up guns}; or according to their use, as {field}, {mountain}, {prairie}, {seacoast}, and {siege guns}. {Armstrong gun}, a wrought iron breech-loading cannon named after its English inventor, Sir William Armstrong. {Great gun}, a piece of heavy ordnance; hence (Fig.), a person superior in any way. {Gun barrel}, the barrel or tube of a gun. {Gun carriage}, the carriage on which a gun is mounted or moved. {Gun cotton} (Chem.), a general name for a series of explosive nitric ethers of cellulose, obtained by steeping cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids. Although there are formed substances containing nitric acid radicals, yet the results exactly resemble ordinary cotton in appearance. It burns without ash, with explosion if confined, but quietly and harmlessly if free and open, and in small quantity. Specifically, the lower nitrates of cellulose which are insoluble in ether and alcohol in distinction from the highest (pyroxylin) which is soluble. See {Pyroxylin}, and cf. {Xyloidin}. The gun cottons are used for blasting and somewhat in gunnery: for making celluloid when compounded with camphor; and the soluble variety (pyroxylin) for making collodion. See {Celluloid}, and {Collodion}. Gun cotton is frequenty but improperly called nitrocellulose. It is not a nitro compound, but an ethereal salt of nitric acid. {Gun deck}. See under {Deck}. {Gun fire}, the time at which the morning or the evening gun is fired. {Gun metal}, a bronze, ordinarily composed of nine parts of copper and one of tin, used for cannon, etc. The name is also given to certain strong mixtures of cast iron. {Gun port} (Naut.), an opening in a ship through which a cannon's muzzle is run out for firing. {Gun tackle} (Naut.), the blocks and pulleys affixed to the side of a ship, by which a gun carriage is run to and from the gun port. {Gun tackle purchase} (Naut.), a tackle composed of two single blocks and a fall. --Totten. {Krupp gun}, a wrought steel breech-loading cannon, named after its German inventor, Herr Krupp. {Machine gun}, a breech-loading gun or a group of such guns, mounted on a carriage or other holder, and having a reservoir containing cartridges which are loaded into the gun or guns and fired in rapid succession, sometimes in volleys, by machinery operated by turning a crank. Several hundred shots can be fired in a minute with accurate aim. The {Gatling gun}, {Gardner gun}, {Hotchkiss gun}, and {Nordenfelt gun}, named for their inventors, and the French {mitrailleuse}, are machine guns. {To blow great guns} (Naut.), to blow a gale. See {Gun}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gundelet \Gun"de*let\, n. [Obs.] See {Gondola}. --Marston.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
GANDALF A software development environment from Carnegie Mellon University.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Gentleman's Portable Coroutine System A {coroutine} package in {Fortran}. ["A Portable Coroutine System", W.M. Gentleman, Info Proc 71, C.V. Freiman ed, 1972]. (1995-02-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
GMD Toolbox for Compiler Construction (Or Cocktail) A huge set of compiler building tools for {MS-DOS}, {Unix} and {OS/2}. parser generator (LALR -> C, Modula-2), documentation, parser generator (LL(1) -> C, Modula-2), tests, scanner generator (-> C, Modula-2), tests translator (Extended BNF -> BNF), translator (Modula-2 -> C), translator (BNF (yacc) -> Extended BNF), examples abstract syntax tree generator, attribute-evaluator generator, code generator Current version: 9209. The {MS-DOS} version requires DJ Delorie's DOS extender ({go32}) and the {OS/2} version requires the {emx} programming environment. {(ftp://ftp.karlsruhe.gmd.de/pub/cocktail/dos)}. {OS/2 FTP (ftp://ftp.eb.ele.tue.nl/pub/src/cocktail/dos-os2.zoo)}. Mailing list: listserv@eb.ele.tue.nl (subscribe to Cocktail). E-mail: Josef Grosch , Willem Jan Withagen (OS/2). (1992-01-01)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Gentiles (Heb., usually in plural, goyim), meaning in general all nations except the Jews. In course of time, as the Jews began more and more to pride themselves on their peculiar privileges, it acquired unpleasant associations, and was used as a term of contempt. In the New Testament the Greek word Hellenes, meaning literally Greek (as in Acts 16:1, 3; 18:17; Rom. 1:14), generally denotes any non-Jewish nation.