Webster's Dictionary 1913

406

Gapeseed (2)

Gape″seed′ (?), n. A person who looks or stares gapingly. — Tobuy, or sow, gapeseed, to stare idly or in idle wonderment, instead of attending to business.

407

Gapesing

Gapes″ing (? or?), n. Act of gazing about; sightseeing.

408

Gapeworm

Gape″worm′ (? or?), n.(Zoöl.) The parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds. See Illustration in Appendix.

409

Gapingstock

Gap″ing‐stock′ (? or?), n. One who is an object of open-mouthed wonder.I was to be a gapingstock and a scorn to the young volunteers. Godwin.

410

Gar

Gar (?), n. [Prob. AS. gār dart, spear, lance. The name is applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body and pointed head. Cf. Goad, Gore, v.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any slen...

411

Gar (2)

Gar, v. t. [Of Scand. origin. See Gear, n.] To cause; to make. Spenser.

412

Gar pike

Gar″ pike′orGar″pike′. (Zoöl.) See under Gar.

413

Garage

Ga′rage″ (?), n. 1. A place for housing automobiles.2. (Aëronautics) A shed for housing an airship or flying machine; a hangar.3. A side way or space in a canal to enable vessel...

414

Garage (2)

Ga′rage″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Garaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Garaging (?).] To keep in a garage.

415

Garancin

Gar″an‐cin (?; 104), n. [F. garance madder, LL. garantia.] (Chem.) An extract of madder by sulphuric acid. It consists essentially of alizarin.

416

Garb

Garb (?), n. [OF. garbe looks, countenance, grace, ornament, fr. OHG. garawī, garwī, ornament, dress. akin to E. gear. See Gear, n.] 1. (a) Clothing in general. (b) The whole dr...

417

Garb (2)

Garb (?), n. [F. gerbe, OF. also garbe, OHG. garba, G. garbe; cf. Skr. grbh to seize, E. grab.] (Her.) A sheaf of grain (wheat, unless otherwise specified).

418

Garb (3)

Garb, v. t. To clothe; array; deck.These black dog-DonsGarb themselves bravely. Tennyson.

419

Garbage

Gar″bage (?; 48), n. [OE. also garbash, perh. orig., that which is purged or cleansed away; cf. OF. garber to make fine, neat, OHG. garawan to make ready, prepare, akin to E. ga...

420

Garbage (2)

Gar″bage, v. t. To strip of the bowels; to clean. “Pilchards... are garbaged.” Holland.

421

Garbed

Garbed (?), a. Dressed; habited; clad.

422

Garbel

Gar″bel (?), n.(Naut.) Same as Garboard.

423

Garbel (2)

Gar″bel, n. [Cf. Garble, v. t.] Anything sifted, or from which the coarse parts have been taken.

424

Garble

Gar″ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Garbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Garbling.] [Formerly, to pick out, sort, OF. grabeler, for garbeler to examine precisely, garble spices, fr. LL. garb...

425

Garble (2)

Gar″ble, n. 1. Refuse; rubbish. Wolcott.2. pl. Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; — also called garblings.

426

Garbler

Gar″bler (?), n. One who garbles.

427

Garboard

Gar″board (?), n.(Naut.) One of the planks next the keel on the outside, which form a garboard strake.Garboard strakeorstreak, the first range or strake of planks laid on a ship...

428

Garboil

Gar″boil (?), n. [OF. garbouil; cf. Sp. garbullo, It. garbuglio; of uncertain origin; the last part is perh. fr. L. bullire to boil, E. boil.] Tumult; disturbance; disorder. Shak.

429

Garcinia

‖Gar‐cin″i‐a (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree (Garcinia Mangostana), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago; — so called in honor of Dr. Ga...

430

Garçon

‖Gar′çon″ (?), n. A boy; fellow; esp., a serving boy or man; a waiter; — in Eng. chiefly applied to French waiters.

431

Gard

Gard (?), n. [See Garde, Yard] Garden. “Trees of the gard.” F. Beaumont.

432

Gard (2)

Gard, v. & n. See Guard.