Webster's Dictionary 1913

1270

Gift (2)

Gift, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gifted; p. pr. & vb. n.Gifting.] To endow with some power or faculty.He was gifted... with philosophical sagacity. I. Taylor.

1271

Giftedness

Gift″ed‐ness, n. The state of being gifted. Echard.

1272

Gig

Gig (jĭg or gĭg), n. [Cf. OF. gigue. See Jig, n.] A fiddle.

1273

Gig (2)

Gig (gĭg), v. t. [Prob. fr. L. gignere to beget.] To engender. Dryden.

1274

Gig (3)

Gig, n. A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.

1275

Gig (4)

Gig, v. t. To fish with a gig.

1276

Gig (5)

Gig, n. [OE. gigge. Cf. Giglot.] A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

1277

Gig (6)

Gig, n. [Cf. Icel. gīgja fiddle, MHG. gīge, G. geige, Icel. geiga to take a wrong direction, rove at random, and E. jig.] 1. A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled...

1278

Gigantean

Gi′gan‐te″an (?), a. [L. giganteus, fr. gigas, antis. See Giant.] Like a giant; mighty; gigantic. Dr. H. More.

1279

Gigantesque

Gi′gan‐tesque″ (?), a. Befitting a giant; bombastic; magniloquent.The sort of mock-heroic gigantesqueWith which we bantered little Lilia first. Tennyson.

1280

Gigantic

Gi‐gan″tic (?), a. [L. gigas, -antis, giant. See Giant.] 1. Of extraordinary size; like a giant.2. Such as a giant might use, make, or cause; immense; tremendous; extraordinarly...

1281

Gigantical

Gi‐gan″tic‐al, a. Bulky, big. Burton. — Gi‐gan″tic‐al‐ly, adv.

1282

Giganticide

Gi‐gan″ti‐cide (?), n. [. gigas, -antis, giant + caedere to kill.] The act of killing, or one who kills, a giant. Hallam.

1283

Gigantine

Gi‐gan″tine (?), a. Gigantic. Bullokar.

1284

Gigantology

Gi′gan‐tol″og‐y (?), n. [Gr. �, �, giant + -logy: cf. F. gigantologie.] An account or description of giants.

1285

Gigantomachy

Gi′gan‐tom″a‐chy (?), n. [L. gigantomachia, fr. Gr. �; �, �, giant + � battle: cf. F. gigantomachie.] A war of giants; especially, the fabulous war of the giants against heaven.

1286

Gige

Gige (gĭj or gēj), Guige, n. [OF. guide, guiche.] (Anc. Armor) The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder. ...

1287

Gigerium

‖Gi‐ge″ri‐um (?), n.; pl.Gigeria (#). [NL., fr. L. gigeria, pl., the cooked entrails of poultry.] (Anat.) The muscular stomach, or gizzard, of birds.

1288

Gigget

Gig″get (?), n. Same as Gigot.Cut the slaves to giggets. Beau. & Fl.

1289

Giggle

Gig″gle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Giggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Giggling (?).] [Akin to gaggle: cf. OD. ghichelen, G. kichern.] To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; t...

1290

Giggle (2)

Gig″gle (?), n. A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath; a light, silly laugh.

1291

Giggler

Gig″gler (?), n. One who giggles or titters.

1292

Giggly

Gig″gly (?), a. Prone to giggling. Carlyle.

1293

Giggot

Gig″got (?), n. See Gigot. Chapman.

1294

Giggyng

Gig″gyng (?), n. [See Gige.] The act of fastending the gige or leather strap to the shield. “Gigging of shields.” Chaucer.

1295

Giglot

{ Gig″lot (?), Gig″let (?), } n. [Cf. Icel. gikkr a pert, rude person, Dan. giek a fool, silly man, AS. gagol, gægl, lascivious, wanton, MHG. gogel wanton, giege fool, and E. gi...

1296

Giglot (2)

Gig″lot (?), a. Giddi; light; inconstant; wanton. “O giglot fortune!” Shak.