Gristmill
Grist″mill″ (?), n. A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill.
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Grit
Grit (?), n. [OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. greót grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grjōt, and to E. groats, grout. Se...
Grit (2)
Grit (grĭt), v. i. To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread. Goldsmith.
Grit (3)
Grit, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gritted; p. pr. & vb. n.Gritting.] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.
Grith
Grith (grĭth), n. [AS. grið peace; akin to Icel. grid.] Peace; security; agreement. Gower.
Gritrock
{ Grit″rock′ (grĭt″rŏk′), Grit″stone′ (–stōn′) } n.(Geol.) See Grit, n., 4.
Grittiness
Grit″ti‐ness (–tĭ‐nĕs), n. The quality of being gritty.
Gritty
Grit″ty (–ty̆), a. 1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
Grivet
Griv″et (grĭv″ĕt), n. [Cf. F. grivet.] (Zoöl.) A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus griseo-viridis), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white,...
Grize
Grize (grīz or grēz), n. Same as 2d Grise.
Grizelin
Griz″e‐lin (grĭz″ē̍‐lĭn), a. See Gridelin.
Grizzle
Griz″zle (?), n. [F. gris: cf. grisaille hair partly gray, fr. gris gray. See Gris, and cf. Grisaille.] Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black. Shak.
Grizzle (2)
Griz″zle (?), v. t. & i. To make or become grizzly, or grayish.Hardship of the way such as would grizzle little children. R. F. Burton.I found myself on the Nubian desert shakin...
Grizzle (3)
Griz″zle, v. i. & t. To worry; to fret; to bother; grumble. “ Don't sit grizzling there.” Charles Reade.
Grizzled
Griz″zled (?), a. Gray; grayish; sprinkled or mixed with gray; of a mixed white and black.Grizzled hair flowing in elf locks. Sir W. Scott.
Grizzly
Griz″zly (?), a. Somewhat gray; grizzled.Old squirrels that turn grizzly. Bacon.Grizzly bear(Zoöl.), a large and ferocious bear (Ursus horribilis) of Western North America and t...
Grizzly (2)
Griz″zly, n.; pl.Grizzlies (�). 1. (Zoöl.) A grizzly bear. See under Grizzly, a.2. pl. In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices. R...
Groan
Groan (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Groaned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Groaning.] [OE. gronen, granen, granien, AS. gr�nian, fr. the root of grennian to grin. √35. See 2d Grin, and cf. Grunt...
Groan (2)
Groan, v. t. To affect by groans.
Groan (3)
Groan, n. A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong disapprobation; as, the remark was received...
Groanful
Groan″ful (?), a. Agonizing; sad. Spenser.
Groat
Groat (gra̤t or grōt), n. [LG. grōte, orig., great, that is, a great piece of coin, larger than other coins in former use. See Great.] 1. An old English silver coin, equal to fo...
Groats
Groats (?), n. pl. [OE. grot, AS. grātan; akin to Icel. grautr porridge, and to E. gritt, grout. See Grout.] Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or crushed; in high...
Grobian
Gro″bi‐an (?), n. [G., fr. grob rude. Cf. Gruff, a.] A rude or clownish person; boor; lout.
Grocer
Gro″cer (?), n. [Formerly written grosser, orig., one who sells by the gross, or deals by wholesale, fr. F. grossier, marchand grossier, fr. gros large, great. See Gross.] A tra...
Grocery
Gro″cer‐y (?), n.; pl.Groceries (#). [F. grosserie wholesale. See Grocer.] 1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; — in the United States almost always...
Grog
Grog (?), n. [So named from “Old Grog” a nickname given to Admiral Vernon, in allusion to his wearing a grogram cloak in foul weather. He is said to have been the first to dilut...