Webster's Dictionary 1913

1702

Gloominess

Gloom″i‐ness, n. State of being gloomy. Addison.

1703

Glooming

Gloom″ing, n. [Cf. Gloaming.] Twilight (of morning or evening); the gloaming.When the faint glooming in the skyFirst lightened into day. Trench.The balmy glooming, crescent-lit....

1704

Gloomth

Gloomth (?), n. Gloom. Walpole.

1705

Gloomy

Gloom″y (?), a. [Compar.Gloomier (?); superl.Gloomiest.] 1. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy. “Thoug...

1706

Gloppen

Glop″pen (glŏp″pen), v. t. & i. [OE. glopnen to be frightened, frighten: cf. Icel. glūpna to look downcast.] To surprise or astonish; to be startled or astonished. Halliwell.

1707

Glore

Glore (?), v. i. [See Gloar.] To glare; to glower. Halliwell.

1708

Gloria

‖Glo″ri‐a (?), n.(Eccl.) (a) A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other ch...

1709

Gloriation

Glo′ri‐a″tion (?), n. [L. gloriatio, from gloriari to glory, boast, fr. gloria glory. See Glory, n.] Boast; a triumphing. Bp. Richardson.Internal gloriation or triumph of the mi...

1710

Gloried

Glo″ried (?), a. [See Glory.] Illustrious; honorable; noble. Milton.

1711

Glorification

Glo′ri‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. glorificatio: cf. F. glorification. See Glorify.] 1. The act of glorifying or of giving glory to. Jer. Taylor.2. The state of being glorifed; as, t...

1712

Glorify

Glo″ri‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Glorified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Glorifying.] [F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria glory + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]1. To make glorio...

1713

Gloriole

Glo″ri‐ole (?), n. [L. gloriola a small glory, dim. of gloria glory.] An aureole. Msr. Browning.

1714

Gloriosa

‖Glo′ri‐o″sa (?), n. [Nl., fr. L. gloriosus. See Glorious.] (Bot.) A genus of climbing plants with very showy lilylike blossoms, natives of India.

1715

Glorioser

Glo′ri‐o″ser (?), n. [From L. gloriosus boastful.] A boaster. Greene.

1716

Glorioso

‖Glo′ri‐o″so (?), n. A boaster. Fuller.

1717

Glorious

Glo″ri‐ous (?), a. [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux, fr. L. gloriosus. See Glory, n.]1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; ...

1718

Glory

Glo″ry (glō″ry̆; 111), n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie, gloire, F. gloire, fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. κλέοσ, Skr. çravas glory, praise, çru to hear. See Loud.]1. Praise, honor,...

1719

Glory (2)

Glo″ry, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Gloried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Glorying.] [OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr. gloria glory. See Glory, n.]1. To exult with joy; to rejoice.Gl...

1720

Glose

Glose (?), n. & v. See Gloze. Chaucer.

1721

Gloser

Glos″er (?), n. See Glosser.

1722

Gloss

Gloss (glŏs), n. [Cf. Icel. glossi a blaze, glys finery, MHG. glosen to glow, G. glosten to glimmer; perh. akin to E. glass.] 1. Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a...

1723

Gloss (2)

Gloss, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Glossed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Glossing.] To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.The glossed and gleamy ...

1724

Gloss (3)

Gloss, n. [OE. glose, F. glose, L. glossa a difficult word needing explanation, fr. Gr. � tongue, language, word needing explanation. Cf. Gloze, Glossary, Glottis.]1. A foreign,...

1725

Gloss (4)

Gloss (glŏs), v. t. 1. To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.2. To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to ...

1726

Gloss (5)

Gloss (?), v. i. 1. To make comments; to comment; to explain. Dryden.2. To make sly remarks, or insinuations. Prior.

1727

Glossa

‖Glos″sa (?), n.; pl.Glossæ (#). (Zoöl.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.

1728

Glossal

Glos″sal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.