Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Ganja

Gan″ja (?), n. [Hind. gānjhā.] The dried hemp plant, used in India for smoking. It is extremely narcotic and intoxicating.

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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.] (Zoöl.) One of several species of sea birds of the...

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Ganocephala

‖Gan′o‐ceph″a‐la (?), n. pl.(Paleon.) A group of fossil amphibians allied to the labyrinthodonts, having the head defended by bony, sculptured plates, as in some ganoid fishes.

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Ganocephalous

Gan′o‐ceph″a‐lous (?), a.(Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala.

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Ganoid

Ga″noid (?), a. [Gr. � brightness + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. — n. One of the Ganoidei.Ganoid scale(Zoöl.), one kind of scales of the ganoid fishes, composed ...

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Ganoidal

Ga‐noid″al (?), a.(Zoöl.) Ganoid.

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Ganoidei

‖Ga‐noi″de‐i (?), n. pl. [NL. See Ganoid.] (Zoöl.) One of the subclasses of fishes. They have an arterial cone and bulb, spiral intestinal valve, and the optic nerves united by ...

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Ganoidian

Ga‐noid″i‐an (?), a. & n.(Zoöl.) Ganoid.

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Ganoine

Ga″no‐ine (?), n.(Zoöl.) A peculiar bony tissue beneath the enamel of a ganoid scale.

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Gansa

Gan″sa (?), n. Same as Ganza. Bp. Hall.

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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 löpa t...

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Gantlet (2)

Gant″let, n. A glove. See 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.

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Gantry

Gan″try (?), n. See Gauntree.

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Ganz system

Ganz system (?) A haulage system for canal boats, in which an electric locomotive running on a monorail has its adhesion materially increased by the pull of the tow rope on a se...

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Ganza

Gan″za (?), n. [Sp. gansa, ganso, goose; of Gothic origin. See Gannet, Goose.] A kind of wild goose, by a flock of which a virtuoso was fabled to be carried to the lunar world. ...

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Gaol

Gaol (?), n. [See Jail.] A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail. [Preferably, and in the United States usually, written jail.]...

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Gaoler

Gaol″er (?), n. The keeper of a jail. See Jailer.

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Gap

Gap (?), n. [OE. gap; cf. Icel. gap an empty space, Sw. gap mouth, breach, abyss, Dan. gab mouth, opening, AS. geap expanse; as adj., wide, spacious. See Gape.] An opening in an...

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Gap (2)

Gap, v. t. 1. To notch, as a sword or knife.2. To make an opening in; to breach.Their masses are gapp'd with our grape. Tennyson.

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Gap (3)

Gap, n.(Aëronautics) The vertical distance between two superposed surfaces, esp. in a biplane.

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Gap-toothed

Gap″–toothed′ (?), a. Having interstices between the teeth. Dryden.

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Gape

Gape (?; in Eng, commonly?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Gaped (? or?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gaping] [OE. gapen, AS. geapan to open; akin to D. gapen to gape, G. gaffen, Icel. & Sw. gapa,...

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Gape (2)

Gape, n. 1. The act of gaping; a yawn. Addison.2. (Zoöl.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.The gapes. (a) A fit of yawning. (b) A disease of young po...

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Gaper

Gap″er (?), n. 1. One who gapes.2. (Zoöl.) (a) A European fish. See 4th Comber. (b) A large edible clam (Schizothærus Nuttalli), of the Pacific coast; — called also gaper clam. ...

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Gapeseed

Gape″seed′ (?), n. Any strange sight. Wright.