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   galantine
         n 1: boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic;
               served cold

English Dictionary: glint by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
galanty show
n
  1. a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall [syn: galanty show, shadow show, shadow play]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Galium odoratum
n
  1. Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula
    Synonym(s): sweet woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, Asperula odorata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gall midge
n
  1. fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
    Synonym(s): gall midge, gallfly, gall gnat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gallant
adj
  1. unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
  2. lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"
    Synonym(s): dashing, gallant
  3. having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"
    Synonym(s): gallant, lofty, majestic, proud
  4. being attentive to women like an ideal knight
    Synonym(s): chivalrous, gallant, knightly
n
  1. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    Synonym(s): dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse
  2. a man who attends or escorts a woman
    Synonym(s): squire, gallant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gallant Fox
n
  1. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gallantly
adv
  1. in a gallant manner; "he gallantly offered to take her home"
    Synonym(s): gallantly, chivalrously
    Antonym(s): unchivalrously
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gallantry
n
  1. the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"
    Synonym(s): heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy
  2. courtesy towards women
    Synonym(s): chivalry, gallantry, politesse
  3. polite attentiveness to women
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gill net
n
  1. a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Giulio Natta
n
  1. Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979)
    Synonym(s): Natta, Giulio Natta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gland
n
  1. any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
    Synonym(s): gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gland disease
n
  1. a disorder of the glands of the body [syn: {glandular disease}, gland disease, glandular disorder, adenosis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glanders
n
  1. a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glandulae cervicales uteri
n
  1. mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
    Synonym(s): cervical glands, cervical glands of the uterus, glandulae cervicales uteri
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glandulae sebaceae
n
  1. a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
    Synonym(s): sebaceous gland, sebaceous follicle, glandulae sebaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glandular
adj
  1. relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland; "glandular malfunctions"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glandular cancer
n
  1. malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium [syn: adenocarcinoma, glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glandular carcinoma
n
  1. malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium [syn: adenocarcinoma, glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glandular disease
n
  1. a disorder of the glands of the body [syn: {glandular disease}, gland disease, glandular disorder, adenosis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glandular disorder
n
  1. a disorder of the glands of the body [syn: {glandular disease}, gland disease, glandular disorder, adenosis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glandular fever
n
  1. an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
    Synonym(s): infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis, mono, glandular fever, kissing disease
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glandular Labrador tea
n
  1. a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum [syn: trapper's tea, glandular Labrador tea]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glandular plague
n
  1. the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
    Synonym(s): bubonic plague, pestis bubonica, glandular plague
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Glenda Jackson
n
  1. English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
    Synonym(s): Jackson, Glenda Jackson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Glendower
n
  1. Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416)
    Synonym(s): Glendower, Owen Glendower
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Glenn T. Seaborg
n
  1. United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999)
    Synonym(s): Seaborg, Glenn T. Seaborg, Glenn Theodore Seaborg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Glenn Theodore Seaborg
n
  1. United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999)
    Synonym(s): Seaborg, Glenn T. Seaborg, Glenn Theodore Seaborg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glenoid cavity
n
  1. the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
    Synonym(s): glenoid fossa, glenoid cavity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glenoid fossa
n
  1. a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
    Synonym(s): glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa
  2. the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
    Synonym(s): glenoid fossa, glenoid cavity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glint
n
  1. a momentary flash of light [syn: flicker, spark, glint]
  2. a spatially localized brightness
v
  1. be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine]
  2. throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"
    Synonym(s): glance, peek, glint
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glinting
adj
  1. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
    Synonym(s): aglitter(p), coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gloomy Dean
n
  1. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)
    Synonym(s): Inge, William Ralph Inge, Gloomy Dean
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goalmouth
n
  1. (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Guillaume de Grimoard
n
  1. French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870 (1310-1370)
    Synonym(s): Urban V, Guillaume de Grimoard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guillemot
n
  1. small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Snowdrop \Snow"drop`\, n. (Bot.)
      A bulbous plant ({Galanthus nivalis}) bearing white flowers,
      which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is
      cultivated in gardens for its beauty.
  
      {Snowdrop tree}. See {Silver-bell tree}, under {Silver}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galantine \Gal"an*tine\ (? or ?), n. [F. galantine.]
      A dish of veal, chickens, or other white meat, freed from
      bones, tied up, boiled, and served cold. --Smart.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galenite \Ga*le"nite\, n. (Min.)
      Galena; lead ore.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galimatias \Gal`i*ma"tias\, n. [F.]
      Nonsense; gibberish; confused and unmeaning talk; confused
      mixture.
  
               Her dress, like her talk, is a galimatias of several
               countries.                                             --Walpole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gall \Gall\, n. [F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L. galla.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by
      insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by
      small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay
      their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls.
      Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See {Gallnut}.
  
      Note: The galls, or gallnuts, of commerce are produced by
               insects of the genus {Cynips}, chiefly on an oak
               ({Quercus infectoria [or] Lusitanica}) of Western Asia
               and Southern Europe. They contain much tannin, and are
               used in the manufacture of that article and for making
               ink and a black dye, as well as in medicine.
  
      {Gall insect} (Zo[94]l.), any insect that produces galls.
  
      {Gall midge} (Zo[94]l.), any small dipterous insect that
            produces galls.
  
      {Gall oak}, the oak ({Quercus infectoria}) which yields the
            galls of commerce.
  
      {Gall of glass}, the neutral salt skimmed off from the
            surface of melted crown glass;- called also {glass gall}
            and {sandiver}. --Ure.
  
      {Gall wasp}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gallfly}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallant \Gal*lant"\ (?; 277), a.
      Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women;
      chivalrous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallant \Gal*lant"\ (?; 277), n.
      1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young
            blood. --Shak.
  
      2. One fond of paying attention to ladies.
  
      3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a
            seducer. --Addison.
  
      Note: In the first sense it is by some ortho[89]pists (as in
               Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallant \Gal"lant\, a. [F. gallant, prop. p. pr. of OF. galer to
      rejoice, akin to OF. gale amusement, It. gala ornament; of
      German origin; cf. OHG. geil merry, luxuriant, wanton, G.
      geil lascivious, akin to AS. g[?]l wanton, wicked, OS. g[?]l
      merry, Goth. gailjan to make to rejoice, or perh. akin to E.
      weal. See {Gala}, {Galloon}.]
      1. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
  
                     The town is built in a very gallant place. --Evelyn.
  
                     Our royal, good and gallant ship.      --Shak.
  
      2. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited;
            courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a
            gallant officer.
  
                     That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak.
  
                     The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave.
                                                                              --Waller.
  
      Syn: {Gallant}, {Courageous}, {Brave}.
  
      Usage: Courageous is generic, denoting an inward spirit which
                  rises above fear; brave is more outward, marking a
                  spirit which braves or defies danger; gallant rises
                  still higher, denoting bravery on extraordinary
                  occasions in a spirit of adventure. A courageous man
                  is ready for battle; a brave man courts it; a gallant
                  man dashes into the midst of the conflict.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallant \Gal*lant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gallanted}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Gallanting}.]
      1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to
            the play.
  
      2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant
            a fan. [Obs.] --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallant \Gal*lant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gallanted}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Gallanting}.]
      1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to
            the play.
  
      2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant
            a fan. [Obs.] --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallant \Gal*lant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gallanted}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Gallanting}.]
      1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to
            the play.
  
      2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant
            a fan. [Obs.] --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallantly \Gal*lant"ly\, adv.
      In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallantly \Gal"lant*ly\, adv.
      In a gallant manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallantness \Gal"lant*ness\, n.
      The quality of being gallant.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallantry \Gal"lant*ry\, n.; pl. {Gallantries}. [F. galanterie.]
      1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic]
  
                     Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when
                     the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with
                     plates of silver.                              --Fuller.
  
      2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great
            gallantry.
  
      3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,
            attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from
            a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to
            female virtue; intrigue.
  
      4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.]
  
                     Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      Syn: See {Courage}, and {Heroism}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallantry \Gal"lant*ry\, n.; pl. {Gallantries}. [F. galanterie.]
      1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic]
  
                     Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when
                     the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with
                     plates of silver.                              --Fuller.
  
      2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great
            gallantry.
  
      3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,
            attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from
            a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to
            female virtue; intrigue.
  
      4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.]
  
                     Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      Syn: See {Courage}, and {Heroism}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallnut \Gall"nut`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various
      species of the oak tree. See {Gall}, and {Nutgall}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gallooned \Gal*looned`\, a.
      Furnished or adorned with galloon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, n.
      1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province
            of Palestine under the Romans.
  
      2. (Jewish Hist.) One of the party among the Jews, who
            opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called
            also {Gaulonite}.
  
      3. A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by
            Mohammedans and Pagans. --Byron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gill \Gill\, n. [Dan. gi[91]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g[84]l,
      Icel. gj[94]lnar gills; cf. AS. geagl, geahl, jaw.]
      1. (Anat.) An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia.
  
                     Fishes perform respiration under water by the gills.
                                                                              --Ray.
  
      Note: Gills are usually lamellar or filamentous appendages,
               through which the blood circulates, and in which it is
               exposed to the action of the air contained in the
               water. In vertebrates they are appendages of the
               visceral arches on either side of the neck. In
               invertebrates they occupy various situations.
  
      2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the
            under surface of a mushroom.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a
            fowl; a wattle.
  
      4. The flesh under or about the chin. --Swift.
  
      5. (Spinning) One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins
            which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer
            parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles,
            needles. --Ure.]
  
      {Gill arches}, {Gill bars}. (Anat.) Same as {Branchial
            arches}.
  
      {Gill clefts}. (Anat.) Same as {Branchial clefts}. See under
            {Branchial}.
  
      {Gill cover}, {Gill lid}. See {Operculum}.
  
      {Gill frame}, [or] {Gill head} (Flax Manuf.), a spreader; a
            machine for subjecting flax to the action of gills.
            --Knight.
  
      {Gill net}, a flat net so suspended in the water that its
            meshes allow the heads of fish to pass, but catch in the
            gills when they seek to extricate themselves.
  
      {Gill opening}, [or] {Gill slit} (Anat.), an opening behind
            and below the head of most fishes, and some amphibians, by
            which the water from the gills is discharged. In most
            fishes there is a single opening on each side, but in the
            sharks and rays there are five, or more, on each side.
  
      {Gill rakes}, [or] {Gill rakers} (Anat.), horny filaments, or
            progresses, on the inside of the branchial arches of
            fishes, which help to prevent solid substances from being
            carried into gill cavities.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pituitary \Pi*tu"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. pituita phlegm, pituite: cf.
      F. pituitarie.] (Anat.)
      (a) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or
            the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.
      (b) Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary
            fossa.
  
      {Pituitary body} [or] {gland} (Anat.), a glandlike body of
            unknown function, situated in the pituitary fossa, and
            connected with the infundibulum of the brain; the
            hypophysis.
  
      {Pituitary fossa} (Anat.), the ephippium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gland \Gland\, n. [F. glande, L. glans, glandis, acorn; akin to
      Gr. [?] for [?], and [?] to cast, throw, the acorn being the
      dropped fruit. Cf. {Parable}, n.]
      1. (Anat.)
            (a) An organ for secreting something to be used in, or
                  eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of
                  the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.
            (b) An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true,
                  gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and
                  pituitary glands, the functions of which are very
                  imperfectly known.
  
      Note: The true secreting glands are, in principle, narrow
               pouches of the mucous membranes, or of the integument,
               lined with a continuation of the epithelium, or of the
               epidermis, the cells of which produce the secretion
               from the blood. In the larger glands, the pouches are
               tubular, greatly elongated, and coiled, as in the sweat
               glands, or subdivided and branched, making compound and
               racemose glands, such as the pancreas.
  
      2. (Bot.)
            (a) A special organ of plants, usually minute and
                  globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous,
                  gummy, or aromatic product.
            (b) Any very small prominence.
  
      3. (Steam Mach.) The movable part of a stuffing box by which
            the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower.
            See Illust. of {Stuffing box}, under {Stuffing}.
  
      4. (Mach.) The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pituitary \Pi*tu"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. pituita phlegm, pituite: cf.
      F. pituitarie.] (Anat.)
      (a) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or
            the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.
      (b) Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary
            fossa.
  
      {Pituitary body} [or] {gland} (Anat.), a glandlike body of
            unknown function, situated in the pituitary fossa, and
            connected with the infundibulum of the brain; the
            hypophysis.
  
      {Pituitary fossa} (Anat.), the ephippium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gland \Gland\, n. [F. glande, L. glans, glandis, acorn; akin to
      Gr. [?] for [?], and [?] to cast, throw, the acorn being the
      dropped fruit. Cf. {Parable}, n.]
      1. (Anat.)
            (a) An organ for secreting something to be used in, or
                  eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of
                  the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.
            (b) An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true,
                  gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and
                  pituitary glands, the functions of which are very
                  imperfectly known.
  
      Note: The true secreting glands are, in principle, narrow
               pouches of the mucous membranes, or of the integument,
               lined with a continuation of the epithelium, or of the
               epidermis, the cells of which produce the secretion
               from the blood. In the larger glands, the pouches are
               tubular, greatly elongated, and coiled, as in the sweat
               glands, or subdivided and branched, making compound and
               racemose glands, such as the pancreas.
  
      2. (Bot.)
            (a) A special organ of plants, usually minute and
                  globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous,
                  gummy, or aromatic product.
            (b) Any very small prominence.
  
      3. (Steam Mach.) The movable part of a stuffing box by which
            the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower.
            See Illust. of {Stuffing box}, under {Stuffing}.
  
      4. (Mach.) The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glandage \Glan"dage\, n. [Cf. OF. glandage. See {Gland}.]
      A feeding on nuts or mast. [Obs.] --Crabb.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glandered \Glan"dered\, a.
      Affected with glanders; as, a glandered horse. --Yu[?]att.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glanderous \Glan"der*ous\, a.
      Of or pertaining to glanders; of the nature of glanders.
      --Youatt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glanders \Glan"ders\, n. [From {Gland}.] (Far.)
      A highly contagious and very destructive disease of horses,
      asses, mules, etc., characterized by a constant discharge of
      sticky matter from the nose, and an enlargement and
      induration of the glands beneath and within the lower jaw. It
      may transmitted to dogs, goats, sheep, and to human beings.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Glans \[d8]Glans\n.; pl. {Glandes}. [L. See {Gland}.]
      1. (Anat.) The vascular body which forms the apex of the
            penis, and the extremity of the clitoris.
  
      2. (Bot.) The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
            --Gray.
  
      3. (Med.)
            (a) Goiter.
            (b) A pessary. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glandiferous \Glan*dif"er*ous\, a. [L. glandifer; glans,
      glandis, acorn + ferre to bear; cf. F. glandif[8a]re.]
      Bearing acorns or other nuts; as, glandiferous trees.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glandiform \Gland"i*form\, a. [L. glans, glandis, acorn + -form:
      cf. F. glandiforme .]
      Having the form of a gland or nut; resembling a gland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Renal capsules} [or] {glands}, the suprarenal capsules. See
            under {Capsule}.
  
      {Renal casts}, {Renal colic}. (Med.) See under {Cast}, and
            {Colic}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glandular \Glan"du*lar\, a. [Cf. F. glandulaire. See
      {Glandule}.]
      Containing or supporting glands; consisting of glands;
      pertaining to glands.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glandulation \Glan`du*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. glandulation.] (Bot.)
      The situation and structure of the secretory vessels in
      plants. --Martyn.
  
               Glandulation respects the secretory vessels, which are
               either glandules, follicles, or utricles. --J. Lee.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glandule \Glan"dule\, n. [L. glandula, dim. of glans, glandis,
      acorn: cf. F. glandule. See {Gland}.]
      A small gland or secreting vessel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glanduliferous \Glan`du*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. glandula gland +
      -ferous; cf. F. glandulif[8a]re.]
      Bearing glandules.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glandulose \Glan"du*lose`\, a.
      Same as {Glandulous}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glandulosity \Glan`du*los"i*ty\, n.
      Quality of being glandulous; a collection of glands. [R.]
      --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glandulous \Glan"du*lous\, a. [L. glandulosus: cf. F.
      glanduleux.]
      Containing glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to
      glands; resembling glands.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gleam \Gleam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gleamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Gleaming}.]
      1. To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn,
            light gleams in the east.
  
      2. To shine; to cast light; to glitter.
  
      Syn: To {Gleam}, {Glimmer}, {Glitter}.
  
      Usage: To gleam denotes a faint but distinct emission of
                  light. To glimmer describes an indistinct and unsteady
                  giving of light. To glitter imports a brightness that
                  is intense, but varying. The morning light gleams upon
                  the earth; a distant taper glimmers through the mist;
                  a dewdrop glitters in the sun. See {Flash}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glean \Glean\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gleaned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Gleaning}.] [OE. glenen, OF. glener, glaner, F. glaner, fr.
      LL. glenare; cf. W. glan clean, glanh[?]u to clean, purify,
      or AS. gelm, gilm, a hand[?]ul.]
      1. To gather after a reaper; to collect in scattered or
            fragmentary parcels, as the grain left by a reaper, or
            grapes left after the gathering.
  
                     To glean the broken ears after the man That the main
                     harvest reaps.                                    --Shak.
  
      2. To gather from (a field or vineyard) what is left.
  
      3. To collect with patient and minute labor; to pick out; to
            obtain.
  
                     Content to glean what we can from . . . experiments.
                                                                              --Locke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glenoid \Gle"noid\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] socket of a joint + [?]
      form; cf. F. gl[82]no[8b]de.] (Anat.)
      Having the form of a smooth and shallow depression;
      socketlike; -- applied to several articular surfaces of bone;
      as, the glenoid cavity, or fossa, of the scapula, in which
      the head of the humerus articulates.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glenoidal \Gle*noid"al\, a. (Anat.)
      Glenoid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glent \Glent\, n. & v.
      See {Glint}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glint \Glint\, n. [OE. glent.]
      A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] [bd]He saw a glint of
      light.[b8] --Ramsay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glint \Glint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Glinting}.] [OE. glenten. Cf. {Glance}, v. i., {Glitter}, v.
      i.]
      To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to
      glitter. --Burns.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glint \Glint\, v. t.
      To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glint \Glint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Glinting}.] [OE. glenten. Cf. {Glance}, v. i., {Glitter}, v.
      i.]
      To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to
      glitter. --Burns.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glint \Glint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Glinting}.] [OE. glenten. Cf. {Glance}, v. i., {Glitter}, v.
      i.]
      To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to
      glitter. --Burns.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gloom \Gloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloomed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Glooming}.]
      1. To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.
  
      2. To become dark or dim; to be or appear dismal, gloomy, or
            sad; to come to the evening twilight.
  
                     The black gibbet glooms beside the way. --Goldsmith.
  
                     [This weary day] . . . at last I see it gloom.
                                                                              --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gloomth \Gloomth\, n.
      Gloom. [R.] --Walpole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldin \Gold"in\, Golding \Gold"ing\, n. (Bot.) [From the golden
      color of the blossoms.]
      A conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold
      ({Chrysanthemum segetum}). [This word is variously corrupted
      into {gouland}, {gools}, {gowan}, etc.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gouland \Gou"land\, n.
      See {Golding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goldin \Gold"in\, Golding \Gold"ing\, n. (Bot.) [From the golden
      color of the blossoms.]
      A conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold
      ({Chrysanthemum segetum}). [This word is variously corrupted
      into {gouland}, {gools}, {gowan}, etc.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gouland \Gou"land\, n.
      See {Golding}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guillemot \Guil"le*mot`\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They
      have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and
      swimmers.
  
      Note: The common guillemots, or murres, belong to the genus
               {Uria} (as {U. troile}); the black or foolish guillemot
               ({Cepphus grylle}, formerly {Uria grylle}), is called
               also {sea pigeon} and {eligny}. See {Murre}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gulaund \Gu"laund\, n. [Icel. gul-[94]nd.]
      An arctic sea bird.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Gallant, AL
      Zip code(s): 35972

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glandorf, OH (village, FIPS 30282)
      Location: 41.03031 N, 84.07917 W
      Population (1990): 829 (259 housing units)
      Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glen Dale, WV (city, FIPS 31492)
      Location: 39.94902 N, 80.75621 W
      Population (1990): 1612 (726 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 26038

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glen Daniel, WV
      Zip code(s): 25844

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glen Dean, KY
      Zip code(s): 40119

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glen Head, NY (CDP, FIPS 29245)
      Location: 40.84326 N, 73.61934 W
      Population (1990): 4488 (1651 housing units)
      Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 11545

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glendale, AZ (city, FIPS 27820)
      Location: 33.58413 N, 112.20159 W
      Population (1990): 148134 (61218 housing units)
      Area: 135.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 85301, 85302, 85303, 85304, 85305, 85306, 85308, 85310
   Glendale, CA (city, FIPS 30000)
      Location: 34.17672 N, 118.25326 W
      Population (1990): 180038 (72114 housing units)
      Area: 79.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 91201, 91202, 91203, 91204, 91205, 91206, 91207, 91208
   Glendale, CO (city, FIPS 30340)
      Location: 39.70412 N, 104.93463 W
      Population (1990): 2453 (2003 housing units)
      Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 80222
   Glendale, KY
      Zip code(s): 42740
   Glendale, MO (city, FIPS 27334)
      Location: 38.59300 N, 90.38117 W
      Population (1990): 5945 (2326 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Glendale, OH (village, FIPS 30380)
      Location: 39.27075 N, 84.45837 W
      Population (1990): 2445 (985 housing units)
      Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 45246
   Glendale, OR (city, FIPS 29350)
      Location: 42.73765 N, 123.42839 W
      Population (1990): 707 (313 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 97442
   Glendale, UT (town, FIPS 29360)
      Location: 37.33206 N, 112.60065 W
      Population (1990): 282 (113 housing units)
      Area: 20.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 84729
   Glendale, WI (city, FIPS 29400)
      Location: 43.13005 N, 87.92763 W
      Population (1990): 14088 (5784 housing units)
      Area: 15.0 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glendale Heights, IL (village, FIPS 29730)
      Location: 41.92020 N, 88.07885 W
      Population (1990): 27973 (10210 housing units)
      Area: 13.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60139

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glendive, MT (city, FIPS 31450)
      Location: 47.10856 N, 104.70753 W
      Population (1990): 4802 (2391 housing units)
      Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 59330

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glendo, WY (town, FIPS 32290)
      Location: 42.50402 N, 105.02490 W
      Population (1990): 195 (144 housing units)
      Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 82213

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glendon, PA (borough, FIPS 29568)
      Location: 40.66131 N, 75.23578 W
      Population (1990): 391 (152 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Glendon, WV
      Zip code(s): 26626

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glendora, CA (city, FIPS 30014)
      Location: 34.14605 N, 117.84394 W
      Population (1990): 47828 (16876 housing units)
      Area: 50.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 91740
   Glendora, MS (village, FIPS 27660)
      Location: 33.82847 N, 90.29206 W
      Population (1990): 165 (50 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Glendora, NJ (CDP, FIPS 26520)
      Location: 39.84035 N, 75.06909 W
      Population (1990): 5201 (1978 housing units)
      Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 08029

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glenn Dale, MD (CDP, FIPS 33400)
      Location: 38.98686 N, 76.80095 W
      Population (1990): 9689 (3327 housing units)
      Area: 21.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 20769

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glenwood, AL (town, FIPS 30160)
      Location: 31.66608 N, 86.17243 W
      Population (1990): 208 (90 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 36034
   Glenwood, AR (town, FIPS 27310)
      Location: 34.33113 N, 93.54969 W
      Population (1990): 1354 (612 housing units)
      Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 71943
   Glenwood, GA (city, FIPS 33392)
      Location: 32.18060 N, 82.67167 W
      Population (1990): 881 (394 housing units)
      Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 30428
   Glenwood, IA (city, FIPS 31350)
      Location: 41.04779 N, 95.74217 W
      Population (1990): 4571 (1792 housing units)
      Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 51534
   Glenwood, IL (village, FIPS 30029)
      Location: 41.54607 N, 87.61702 W
      Population (1990): 9289 (3325 housing units)
      Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60425
   Glenwood, IN (town, FIPS 28062)
      Location: 39.62647 N, 85.30129 W
      Population (1990): 285 (107 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 46133
   Glenwood, MD
      Zip code(s): 21738
   Glenwood, MN (city, FIPS 24074)
      Location: 45.65329 N, 95.38281 W
      Population (1990): 2573 (1237 housing units)
      Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56334
   Glenwood, MO (village, FIPS 27514)
      Location: 40.52358 N, 92.57634 W
      Population (1990): 195 (97 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 63541
   Glenwood, NJ
      Zip code(s): 07418
   Glenwood, NM
      Zip code(s): 88039
   Glenwood, NY
      Zip code(s): 14069
   Glenwood, OR
      Zip code(s): 97116
   Glenwood, UT (town, FIPS 29580)
      Location: 38.76237 N, 111.98860 W
      Population (1990): 437 (144 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Glenwood, WA
      Zip code(s): 98619
   Glenwood, WV
      Zip code(s): 25520

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glenwood City, WI (city, FIPS 29625)
      Location: 45.05730 N, 92.17157 W
      Population (1990): 1026 (418 housing units)
      Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54013

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glenwood Landing, NY (CDP, FIPS 29421)
      Location: 40.82980 N, 73.63766 W
      Population (1990): 3407 (1273 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glenwood Springs, CO (city, FIPS 30780)
      Location: 39.54493 N, 107.33014 W
      Population (1990): 6561 (2882 housing units)
      Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 81601

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glyndon, MD
      Zip code(s): 21071
   Glyndon, MN (city, FIPS 24182)
      Location: 46.87271 N, 96.57938 W
      Population (1990): 862 (339 housing units)
      Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56547

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Golinda, TX (city, FIPS 30092)
      Location: 31.37035 N, 97.08108 W
      Population (1990): 347 (167 housing units)
      Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Gaulanitis
      a name derived from "Golan" (q.v.), one of the cities of refuge
      in the territory of Manasseh (Josh. 20:8; 21:27; Deut. 4:43).
      This was one of the provinces ruled by Herod Antipas. It lay to
      the east of the Lake of Galilee, and included among its towns
      Bethsaida-Julias (Mark 8:22) and Seleucia.
     
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