Webster's Dictionary 1913

2971

Groggery

Grog″ger‐y (?), n.; pl.Groggeries (#). A grogshop.

2972

Grogginess

Grog″gi‐ness (?), n. 1. State of being groggy.2. (Man.) Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse, which causes him to move in a hobbling manner.

2973

Groggy

Grog″gy (?), a. 1. Overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs.2. Weakened in a fight so as to stagger; — said of pugilists.3. (Man.) Moving in a hobbling manner, owing to t...

2974

Grogram

{ Grog″ram (?), Grog″ran (?), } n. [OF. gros-grain, lit., gros-grain, of a coarse texture. See Gross, and Grain a kernel, and cf. Grog.] A coarse stuff made of silk and mohair, ...

2975

Grogshop

Grog″shop′ (–shŏp′), n. A shop or room where strong liquors are sold and drunk; a dramshop.

2976

Groin

Groin (?), n. [F. groin, fr. grogner to grunt, L. grunnire.] The snout of a swine. Chaucer.

2977

Groin (2)

Groin, v. i. [F. grogner to grunt, grumble.] To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. Chaucer.Bears that groined coatinually. Spenser.

2978

Groin (3)

Groin, n. [Icel. grein distinction, division, branch; akin to Sw. gren, branch, space between the legs, Icel. greina to distinguish, divide, Sw. grena to branch, straddle. Cf. G...

2979

Groin (4)

Groin, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Groined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Groining.] (Arch.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins.The hand that rounded Peter's dome,And groined the aisles o...

2980

Groined

Groined (?), a.(Arch.) Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault.

2981

Grolier

Gro″lier′ (?), n. The name by which Jean Grolier de Servier (1479-1565), a French bibliophile, is commonly known; — used in naming a certain style of binding, a design, etc.Grol...

2982

Gromet

Grom″et (?), n. Same as Grommet.

2983

Gromill

Grom″ill (?), n.(Bot.) See Gromwell.

2984

Grommet

Grom″met (?), n. [F. gourmette curb, curb chain, fr. gourmer to curb, thump, beat; cf. Armor. gromm a curb, gromma to curb.] 1. A ring formed by twisting on itself a single stra...

2985

Gromwell

Grom″well (?), n. [Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Lithospermum (L. arvense), anci...

2986

Grond

Grond (?), obs. imp. of Grind. Chaucer.

2987

Gronte

Gron″te (?), obs. imp. of Groan. Chaucer.

2988

Groom

Groom (?), n. [Cf. Scot. grome, groyme, grume, gome, guym, man, lover, OD. grom boy, youth; perh. the r is an insertion as in E. bridegroom, and the word is the same as AS. guma...

2989

Groom (2)

Groom, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Groomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Grooming.] To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.

2990

Groomer

Groom″er (?), n. One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning horses.

2991

Groomsman

Grooms″man (?), n.; pl.Groomsmen (�). A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding; — the correlative of bridesmaid.

2992

Grooper

Groop″er (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Grouper.

2993

Groove

Groove (?), n. [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove.] 1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of f...

2994

Groove (2)

Groove, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Grooved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Groving.] To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

2995

Groover

Groov″er (?), n. 1. One who or that which grooves.2. A miner. Holloway.

2996

Grooving

Groov″ing (?), n. The act of forming a groove or grooves; a groove, or collection of grooves.

2997

Grope

Grope (grōp), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Groped (grōpt); p. pr. & vb. n.Groping.] [OE. gropen, gropien, grapien, AS. grāpian to touch, grope, fr. grīpan to gripe. See Gripe.] 1. To feel...