Webster's Dictionary 1913

2647

Graves

Graves (?), n. pl. The sediment of melted tallow. Same as Greaves.

2648

Graves' disease

Graves″' dis‐ease″ (?). [So called after Dr. Graves, of Dublin.] Same as Basedow's disease.

2649

Gravestone

Grave″stone (?), n. A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.

2650

Graveyard

Grave″yard″ (?), n. A yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead; a cemetery.

2651

Gravic

Grav″ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or causing, gravitation; as, gravic forces; gravic attraction.

2652

Gravid

Grav″id (?), a. [L. gravidus, fr. gravis heavy, loaded. See Grave, a.] Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful; as, a gravid uterus; gravid piety. “ His gravid as...

2653

Gravidated

Grav″i‐da″ted (?), a. [L. gravidatus, p. p. of gravidare to load, impregnate. See Gravid.] Made pregnant; big. Barrow.

2654

Gravidation

Grav″i‐da″tion (?), n. Gravidity.

2655

Gravidity

Gra‐vid″i‐ty (?), n. [L. graviditas.] The state of being gravidated; pregnancy.

2656

Gravigrade

Grav″i‐grade (?), a.(Zoöl.) Slow-paced. — n. One of the pachyderms.

2657

Gravimeter

Gra‐vim″e‐ter (?), n. [L. gravis heavy + -meter: cf. F. gravimètre.] (Physics) An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of bodies.

2658

Gravimetric

Grav″i‐met″ric (?), a.(Chem.) Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; measured by weight. — Grav″i‐met″ric‐al‐ly (#), adv.Gravimetric analysis(Chem.), analysis in which the a...

2659

Graving

Grav″ing (?), n. [From Grave to clean.] The act of cleaning a ship's bottom.Graving dock. (Naut.) See under Dock.

2660

Graving (2)

Grav″ing, n. [From Grave to dig.] 1. The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, esp. by incision or in intaglio.2. That which is graved or carved.Skillful to... grave...

2661

Gravitate

Grav″i‐tate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Gravitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gravitating (?).] [Cf. F. graviter. See Gravity.] To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force Or pressure...

2662

Gravitation

Grav″i‐ta″tion (?), n. 1. The act of gravitating.2. (Pysics) That species of attraction or force by which all bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward each othe...

2663

Gravitational

Grav′i‐tation‐al (?), a.(Physics) Of or pertaining to the force of gravity; as, gravitational units.

2664

Gravitative

Gravi‐ta‐tive (?), a. Causing to gravitate; tending to a center. Coleridge.

2665

Gravity

Grav″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Gravities (#). [L. gravitas, fr. gravis heavy; cf. F. gravité. See Grave, a., Grief.] 1. The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.2. ...

2666

Gravy

Gra″vy (?), n.; pl.Gravies (#). [OE. greavie; prob. fr. greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow. See Greaves.] 1. The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh i...

2667

Gray

Gray (?), a. [Compar.Grayer (�); superl.Grayest.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. grǣg, grēg; akin to D. graauw, OHG. grāo, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. grå, Icel. grār.] [Written also grey.] 1...

2668

Gray (2)

Gray, n. 1. A gray color; any mixture of white and black; also, a neutral or whitish tint.2. An animal or thing of gray color, as a horse, a badger, or a kind of salmon.Woe wort...

2669

Grayback

Gray″back′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The California gray whale. (b) The redbreasted sandpiper or knot. (c) The dowitcher. (d) The body louse.

2670

Graybeard

Gray″beard′ (?), n. An old man. Shak.

2671

Grayfly

Gray″fly′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The trumpet fly. Milton.

2672

Grayhound

Gray″hound′ (–hound′), n.(Zoöl.) See Greyhound.

2673

Grayish

Gray″ish, a. Somewhat gray.