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   gaillardia
         n 1: any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having
               hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors
               from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy

English Dictionary: Gaillardia pulchella by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gaillardia pulchella
n
  1. annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center
    Synonym(s): blanket flower, Indian blanket, fire wheel, fire-wheel, Gaillardia pulchella
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gliridae
n
  1. dormice and other Old World forms [syn: Gliridae, {family Gliridae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goliard
n
  1. a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galerite \Gal"er*ite\, n. [L. galerum a hat, cap: cf. F.
      gal[82]rite.] (Paleon.)
      A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus {Galerites}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galliard \Gal"liard\, a. [OE., fr. F. gaillard, perh. of Celtic
      origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. galach valiant, or AS. gagol, geagl,
      wanton, lascivious.]
      Gay; brisk; active. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galliard \Gal"liard\, n.
      A brisk, gay man. [Obs.]
  
               Selden is a galliard by himself.            --Cleveland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galliard \Gal"liard\, n. [F. gaillarde, cf. Sp. gallarda. See
      {Galliard}, a.]
      A gay, lively dance. Cf. {Gailliarde}.
  
               Never a hall such a galliard did grace.   --Sir. W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cinque-pace \Cinque"-pace`\, n. [Cinque + pace.]
      A lively dance (called also {galliard}), the steps of which
      were regulated by the number five. [Obs.] --Nares. Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galliard \Gal"liard\, a. [OE., fr. F. gaillard, perh. of Celtic
      origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. galach valiant, or AS. gagol, geagl,
      wanton, lascivious.]
      Gay; brisk; active. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galliard \Gal"liard\, n.
      A brisk, gay man. [Obs.]
  
               Selden is a galliard by himself.            --Cleveland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galliard \Gal"liard\, n. [F. gaillarde, cf. Sp. gallarda. See
      {Galliard}, a.]
      A gay, lively dance. Cf. {Gailliarde}.
  
               Never a hall such a galliard did grace.   --Sir. W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cinque-pace \Cinque"-pace`\, n. [Cinque + pace.]
      A lively dance (called also {galliard}), the steps of which
      were regulated by the number five. [Obs.] --Nares. Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galliardise \Gal`liard*ise\, n. [F. gaillardise. See {Galliard},
      a.]
      Excessive gayety; merriment. [Obs.]
  
               The mirth and galliardise of company.      --Sir. T.
                                                                              Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galliardness \Gal"liard*ness\, n.
      Gayety. [Obs.] --Gayton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glair \Glair\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glaired}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Glairing}.]
      To smear with the white of an egg.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glare \Glare\ (gl[acir]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glared}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Glaring}.] [OE. glaren, gloren; cf. AS. gl[91]r
      amber, LG. glaren to glow or burn like coals, D. gloren to
      glimmer; prob. akin to E. glass.]
      1. To shine with a bright, dazzling light.
  
                     The cavern glares with new-admitted light. --Dryden.
  
      2. To look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly,
            angrily, or fiercely.
  
                     And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon. --Byron.
  
      3. To be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be
            ostentatiously splendid or gay.
  
                     She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring.
                                                                              --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gloriation \Glo`ri*a"tion\, n. [L. gloriatio, from gloriari to
      glory, boast, fr. gloria glory. See {Glory}, n.]
      Boast; a triumphing. [Obs.] --Bp. Richardson.
  
               Internal gloriation or triumph of the mind. --Hobbes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gloried \Glo"ried\, a. [See {Glory}.]
      Illustrious; honorable; noble. [Obs.] --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glory \Glo"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Glorying}.] [OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr.
      gloria glory. See {Glory}, n.]
      1. To exult with joy; to rejoice.
  
                     Glory ye in his holy name.                  --Ps. cv.[?]
  
      2. To boast; to be proud.
  
                     God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of
                     our Lord Jesus Christ.                        --Gal. vi. 14
  
                     No one . . . should glory in his prosperity.
                                                                              --Richardson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glory \Glo"ry\, n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie, gloire, F. gloire,
      fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. [?], Skr. [?]ravas glory,
      praise, [?]ru to hear. See {Loud}.]
      1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by
            common consent to a person or thing; high reputation;
            honorable fame; renown.
  
                     Glory to God in the highest.               --Luke ii. 14.
  
                     Spread his glory through all countries wide.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general
            praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an
            object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise;
            excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
  
                     Think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     Jewels lose their glory if neglected. --Shak.
  
                     Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --Young.
  
      3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
  
                     In glory of thy fortunes.                  --Chapman.
  
      4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of
            the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven;
            celestial honor; heaven.
  
                     Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward
                     receive me to glory.                           --Ps. lxxiii.
                                                                              24.
  
      5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of
            peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of
            gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by
            a disk, or a mere line.
  
      Note: This is the general term; when confined to the head it
               is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole
               body, aureola or aureole.
  
      {Glory hole}, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace,
            exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.
            --Knight.
  
      {Glory pea} (Bot.), the name of two leguminous plants
            ({Clianthus Dampieri} and {C. puniceus}) of Australia and
            New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers.
  
      {Glory tree} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the
            verbenaceous genus {Clerodendron}, showy flowering shrubs
            of tropical regions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glower \Glow"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glowered}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Glowering}.] [Cf. {Gloar}.]
      to look intently; to stare angrily or with a scowl.
      --Thackeray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goliard \Gol"iard\, n. [From OF. goliart glutton, buffoon,
      riotous student, Goliard, LL. goliardus, prob. fr. L. gula
      throat. Cf. {Gules}.]
      A buffoon in the Middle Ages, who attended rich men's tables
      to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goliardery \Gol"iard*er*y\, n.
      The satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards. --Milman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Golyardeys \Gol"yard*eys\, n.
      A buffoon. See {Gollard}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Goulards extract \Gou*lard"s" ex"tract"\ [Named after the
      introducer, Thomas Goulard, a French surgeon.] (Med.)
      An aqueous solution of the subacetate of lead, used as a
      lotion in cases of inflammation. Goulard's cerate is a cerate
      containing this extract.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Gaylord, KS (city, FIPS 26000)
      Location: 39.64612 N, 98.84668 W
      Population (1990): 173 (109 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 67638
   Gaylord, MI (city, FIPS 31720)
      Location: 45.02354 N, 84.67808 W
      Population (1990): 3256 (1411 housing units)
      Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 49735
   Gaylord, MN (city, FIPS 23300)
      Location: 44.55452 N, 94.21823 W
      Population (1990): 1935 (780 housing units)
      Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 55334

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Gaylordsville, CT
      Zip code(s): 06755

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Glorieta, NM
      Zip code(s): 87535
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