Gynocracy
Gy‐noc″ra‐cy (jĭ‐nŏk″rȧ‐sy̆), n. [See Gynecocracy.] Female government; gynecocracy.The aforesaid state has repeatedly changed from absolute despotism to republicanism, not forge...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Gynodiœcious
Gy′no‐di‐œ″cious (jī′nō̍‐dī̍‐ē″shŭs), a. [Gr. γυνή a woman + E. diœcious.] (Bot.) Diœcious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears m...
Gynœcium
‖Gy‐nœ″ci‐um (jĭ‐nē″sĭ‐ŭm or –shĭ‐ŭm), n. [NL., fr. Gr. γυνή a woman + οι̑κοσ house.] (Bot.) The pistils of a flower, taken collectively. See Illust. of Carpophore.
Gynophore
Gyn″o‐phore (jĭn″ō̍‐fōr), n. [Gr. γυνή woman, female + φέρειν to bear, produce: cf. F. gynophore.] 1. (Bot.) The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the...
Gyp
Gyp (jĭp), n. [Said to be a sportive application of Gr. γύψ a vulture.] A college servant; — so called in Cambridge, England; at Oxford called a scout.
Gypse
Gypse (jĭps), n. See Gypsum. Pococke.
Gypseous
Gyp″se‐ous (jĭp″sē̍‐ŭs), a. [L. gypseus. See Gypsum.] Resembling or containing gypsum; partaking of the qualities of gypsum.
Gypsey
Gyp″sey (–sy̆), n. A gypsy. See Gypsy.
Gypsiferous
Gyp‐sif″er‐ous (jĭp‐sĭf″ẽr‐ŭs), a. [Gypsum + -ferous: cf. F. gypsifère.] Containing gypsum.
Gypsine
Gyp″sine (jĭp″sĭn), a. Gypseous. Chambers.
Gypsography
Gyp‐sog″ra‐phy (jĭp‐sŏg″rȧ‐fy̆), n. [Gypsum + -graphy.] The act or art of engraving on gypsum.
Gypsoplast
Gyp″so‐plast (jĭp″sō̍‐plăst), n. [Gypsum + Gr. πλάσσειν to mold.] A cast taken in plaster of Paris, or in white lime.
Gypsum
Gyp″sum (jĭp″sŭm), n. [L. gypsum, Gr. γύψοσ; cf. Ar. jibs plaster, mortar, Per. jabsīn lime.] (Min.) A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime (calcium). When calcine...
Gypsy
Gyp″sy (jĭp″sy̆), n.; pl.Gypsies (–sĭz). [OE. Gypcyan, F. égyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian.] [Also spelled gipsy and gypsey.] 1. One of a vagabond race, whos...
Gypsy (2)
Gyp″sya. Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies.Gypsy hat, a woman's or child's broad-brimmed hat, usually of straw or felt. — Gypsy winch, a small winch, which may be operated...
Gypsy (3)
Gyp″sy (jĭp″sy̆), v. i. To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods. Mostly, Gyp″sy‐ing, vb. n.
Gypsy (4)
{Gyp″sy, orGip″sy, moth }. A tussock moth (Ocneria dispar) native of the Old World, but accidentally introduced into eastern Massachusetts about 1869, where its caterpillars hav...
Gypsyism
Gyp″sy‐ism (jĭp″sĭ‐ĭz'm), n. 1. The arts and practices or habits of gypsies; deception; cheating; flattery.2. The state of a gypsy.
Gypsywort
Gyp″sy‐wort′ (–wûrt′), n.(Bot.) A labiate plant (the Lycopus Europæus). Gypsies are said to stain their skin with its juice.
Gyracanthus
‖Gyr′a‐can″thus (jĭr′ȧ‐kăn″thŭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. γυρόσ round + ἄκανθα spine.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous strata; — so named from t...
Gyral
Gy″ral (jī″ral), a. [See Gyre.] 1. Moving in a circular path or way; whirling; gyratory.2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a gyrus, or convolution.
Gyrant
Gy″rant (–rant), a. Gyrating.
Gyrate
Gy″rate (–rā̍t), a. [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.] Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.
Gyrate (2)
Gy″rate (–rāt), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Gyrated (–rā̍‐tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Gyrating.] [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n.] To revolve round a central point; to move ...
Gyration
Gy‐ra″tion (jī̍‐rā″shŭn), n. 1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution.The gyrations o...
Gyratory
Gy″ra‐to‐ry (jī″rȧ‐tō̍‐ry̆), a. Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around.
Gyre
Gyre (jīr), n. [L. gyrus, Gr. γυ̑ροσ, cf. γυρόσ round.] A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit.Quick and more quick he spins ...