Webster's Dictionary 1913

1162

Get (5)

Get, n. Offspring; progeny; as, the get of a stallion.

1163

Get-penny

Get″–pen′ny (?), n. Something which gets or gains money; a successful affair. Chapman.

1164

Get-up

Get″–up (?), n. General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; make-up; style of dress, etc. H. Kingsley.

1165

Geten

Get″en (?), obs.p. p. of Get. Chaucer.

1166

Geth

Geth (?), the original third pers. sing. pres. of Go. Chaucer.

1167

Gettable

Get″ta‐ble (?), a. That may be obtained.

1168

Getter

Get″ter (?), n. One who gets, gains, obtains, acquires, begets, or procreates.

1169

Getterup

Get″ter‐up′, n. One who contrives, makes, or arranges for, anything, as a book, a machine, etc.A diligent getter-up of miscellaneous works. W. Irving.

1170

Getting

Get″ting (?), n. 1. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.With all thy getting, get understanding. Prov. iv. 7.2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.

1171

Geusdism

Geusd″ism (gĕd″ĭz'm), n. The Marxian socialism and programme of reform through revolution as advocated by the French political leader Jules Basile Guesde (pron. gĕd) (1845-). — ...

1172

Gewgaw

Gew″gaw (?), n. [OE. gigawe, gugawe, gewgaude, prob. the same word as OE. givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated form fr. AS. gifan to give; cf. also F. joujou plaything, an...

1173

Gewgaw (2)

Gew″gaw, a. Showy; unreal; pretentious.Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. Tennyson.

1174

Geyser

Gey″ser (?), n. [Icel. geysir, fr. geysa to rush furiously, fr. gjōsa to gush. Cf. Gush.] A boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud, etc., dri...

1175

Geyserite

Gey″ser‐ite (?), n. [From Geyser.] (Min.) A loose hydrated form of silica, a variety of opal, deposited in concretionary cauliflowerlike masses, around some hot springs and geys...

1176

Gharry

‖Ghar″ry (?), n. [Hind. gā�i.] Any wheeled cart or carriage.

1177

Ghast

Ghast (?), v. t. [OE. gasten. See Ghastly, a.] To strike aghast; to affright.Ghasted by the noise I made.Full suddenly he fled. Shak.

1178

Ghastful

Ghast″ful (?), a. [See Ghastly, a.] Fit to make one aghast; dismal. — Ghast″ful‐ly, adv.

1179

Ghastliness

Ghast″li‐ness (?), n. The state of being ghastly; a deathlike look.

1180

Ghastly

Ghast″ly (?), a. [Compar.Ghastlier (?); superl.Ghastliest.] [OE. gastlich, gastli, fearful, causing fear, fr. gasten to terrify, AS. gæstan. Cf. Aghast, Gast, Gaze, Ghostly.] 1....

1181

Ghastly (2)

Ghast″ly, adv. In a ghastly manner; hideously.Staring full ghastly like a strangled man. Shak.

1182

Ghastness

Ghast″ness, n. Ghastliness. Shak.

1183

Ghat

{ ‖GhatGhaut } (?), n. [Hind. ghāt.]1. A pass through a mountain. J. D. Hooker.2. A range of mountains. Balfour (Cyc. of Ind.).3. Stairs descending to a river; a landing place; ...

1184

Ghawazi

‖Gha‐wa″zi (?), n. pl. Egyptian dancing girls, of a lower sort than the almeh.

1185

Ghazal

{ ‖Ghaz″al (?), ‖Ghaz″el (?) }, n. [Ar. ghazal.] A kind of Oriental lyric, and usually erotic, poetry, written in recurring rhymes.

1186

Ghazi

‖Gha″zi (?), n. [Ar. ghāzī.] Among Mohammedans, a warrior champion or veteran, esp. in the destruction of infidels.

1187

Gheber Ghebre

{ Ghe″ber Ghe″bre } (?), n. [Pers. ghebr: cf. F. Guèbre. Cf. Giaour.] A worshiper of fire; a Zoroastrian; a Parsee.

1188

Ghee

Ghee (gē), n. [Hind. ghī clarified butter, Skr. ghṛta.] Butter clarified by boiling, and thus converted into a kind of oil. Malcom.