Webster's Dictionary 1913

2917

Griper

Grip″er (?), a. One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner. Burton.

2918

Gripingly

Grip″ing‐ly (?), adv. In a griping or oppressive manner. Bacon.

2919

Gripman

Grip″man (?), n. The man who manipulates a grip.

2920

Grippe

Grippe (?), n.(Med.) The influenza or epidemic catarrh. Dunglison.

2921

Gripper

Grip″per (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, grips or seizes.2. pl. In printing presses, the fingers or nippers.

2922

Gripple

Grip″ple (?), n. A grasp; a gripe. Spenser.

2923

Gripple (2)

Grip″ple, a. Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious. Spenser.

2924

Grippleness

Grip″ple‐ness, n. The quality of being gripple.

2925

Gripsack

Grip″sack′ (?), n. A traveler's handbag.

2926

Gris

‖Gris (?), a. [OF. & F., fr. LL. griseus; of German origin; cf. MHG. gris, G. greis, hoary. Cf. Grizzle.] Gray. Chaucer.

2927

Gris (2)

Gris (?), n. [OF., fr. gris gray. Cf. G. grauwerk (lit. gray work) the gray skin of the Siberian squirrel. See Gris, a.] A costly kind of fur. Chaucer.

2928

Gris (3)

Gris (grĭs), n. sing. & pl. [See Grice a pig.] A little pig. Piers Plowman.

2929

Grisaille

‖Gri″saille′ (?), n. 1. (Fine Arts) Decorative painting in gray monochrome; — used in English especially for painted glass.2. A kind of French fancy dress goods. Knight.

2930

Grisamber

Gris″am′ber (?), n. [See Ambergris.] Ambergris. Milton.

2931

Grise

Grise (grīs), n. See Grice, a pig.

2932

Grise (2)

Grise (grīs or grēs), n. [Prop. pl. of gree a step.] A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.Every grise of fortuneIs smoothed by that below. Shak.

2933

Griseous

Gris″e‐ous (?), a. [LL. griseus. See Gris.] Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown; grizzled or grizzly. Maunder.

2934

Grisette

‖Gri‐sette″ (?), n. [F., fr. grisette a gray woolen cloth, fr. gris gray. Grisettes were so called because they wore gray gowns made of this stuff. See Gars.] A French girl or y...

2935

Griskin

Gris″kin (?), n. [Grise a pig + -kin.] The spine of a hog.

2936

Grisled

Gri″sled (?), a. See Grizzled.

2937

Grisliness

Gris″li‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being grisly; horrid. Sir P. Sidney.

2938

Grisly

Gris″ly (?), a. [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic, gryslic, fr. gr�san to shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible, OHG. grisenl?ch, and also AS. gre?san to frighten, and E. grueso...

2939

Grison

Gri″son (?), n. [F., fr. grison gray, gray-haired, gris gray. See Gris.] (Zoöl.) (a) A South American animal of the family Mustelidae (Galictis vittata). It is about two feet lo...

2940

Grisons

Gri″sons (?), n. pl.(Geog.) (a) Inhabitants of the eastern Swiss Alps. (b) sing. The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons.

2941

Grist

Grist (?), n. [AS. grist, fr. grindan. See Grind.]1. Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces....

2942

Gristle

Gris″tle (?), n. [OE. gristel, gristil, AS. gristl; akin to OFries. gristel, grestel. Perh. a dim. of grist but cf. OHG. krustila, krostela. Cf. Grist.] (Anat.) Cartilage. See C...

2943

Gristly

Gris″tly (?), a.(Anat.) Consisting of, or containing, gristle; like gristle; cartilaginous.