Granulous
Gran″u‐lous (?), a. [Cf. F. granuleux.] Full of grains; abounding with granular substances; granular.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Grape
Grape (?), n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to...
Grape fruit
Grape″ fruit′. The shaddock.
Grapeless
Grape″less, a. Wanting grapes or the flavor of grapes.
Grapery
Grap″er‐y (?), n. A building or inclosure used for the cultivation of grapes.
Grapeshot
Grape″shot′ (?), n.(Mil.) A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a cen...
Grapestone
Grape″stone′ (?), n. A seed of the grape.
Grapevine
Grape″vine′ (?), n.(Bot.) A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus Vitis, having small green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called grapes.☞ The common grapevine o...
Graph
Graph (?), n. [See -graph.] (Math.) 1. A curve or surface, the locus of a point whose coördinates are the variables in the equation of the locus.2. A diagram symbolizing a syste...
Graphic
{ Graph″ic (grăf″ĭk), Graph″ic‐al (–ĭ‐kal) }, a. [L. graphicus, Gr. γραφικόσ, fr. γράφειν to write; cf. F. graphique. See Graft.] 1. Of or pertaining to the arts of painting and...
Graphically
Graph″ic‐al‐ly (?), adv. In a graphic manner; vividly.
Graphicness
{ Graph″ic‐ness, Graph″ic‐al‐ness, } n. The quality or state of being graphic.
Graphics
Graph″ics (?), n. The art or the science of drawing; esp. of drawing according to mathematical rules, as in perspective, projection, and the like.
Graphiscope
Graph″i‐scope (?), n. See Graphoscope.
Graphite
Graph″ite (?), n. [Gr. γράφειν to write: cf. F. graphite. See Graphic.] (Min.) Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metalli...
Graphitic
Gra‐phit″ic (?), a. Pertaining to, containing, derived from, or resembling, graphite.Graphitic acid(Chem.), an organic acid, so called because obtained by the oxidation of graph...
Graphitoid
{ Graph″i‐toid (?), Graph″i‐toid″al (?), } a. Resembling graphite or plumbago.
Grapholite
Graph″o‐lite (?), n. [Gr. γράφειν to write + -lite: cf. F. grapholithe.] Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
Graphology
Gra‐phol″o‐gy (grȧ‐fŏl″ō̍‐jy̆), n. [Gr. γράφειν to write + -logy: cf. F. graphologie.] The art of judging of a person's character, disposition, and aptitude from his handwriting.
Graphology (2)
Gra‐phol″o‐gy. (Math.) The system or notation used in dealing with graphs.
Graphophone
Graph″o‐phone (?), n. [Gr. � to write + -phone, as in telephone.] A kind of photograph.
Graphoscope
Graph″o‐scope (?), n. [Gr. γράφειν to write + -scope.] An optical instrument for magnifying engravings, photographs, etc., usually having one large lens and two smaller ones.
Graphoscope (2)
Graph″o‐scope (?), n. [Gr. γράφειν to write + -scope.] An optical device for showing (or photographing) an image when projected upon the atmosphere as a screen.
Graphotype
Graph″o‐type (?), n. [Gr. γράφειν to write + -type.] (Engraving) A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxid...
Grapnel
Grap″nel (?), n. [OE. grapenel, dim. fr. F. grappin the grapple of a ship; of German origin. See Grape.] (Naut.) A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold ...
Grapple
Grap″ple (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Grappled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Grappling (?).] [F. grappiller, OF. graypil the grapple of a ship, fr. graper to pluck, prop., to seize, clutch; of...
Grapple (2)
Grap″ple, v. i. To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another.To grapple with, to enter i...