Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Garous

Ga″rous (?), a. [From Garum.] Pertaining to, or resembling, garum. Sir T. Browne.

488

Garran

Gar″ran (?), n. [Gael. garrán, gearrán, gelding, work horse, hack.] (Zoöl.) See Galloway. [Scot. garron or gerron. Jamieson.]

489

Garret

Gar″ret (?), n. [OE. garite, garette, watchtower, place of lookout, OF. garite, also meaning, a place of refuge, F. guérite a place of refuge, donjon, sentinel box, fr. OF. gari...

490

Garreted

Gar″ret‐ed, a. Protected by turrets. R. Carew.

491

Garreteer

Gar′ret‐eer″ (?), n. One who lives in a garret; a poor author; a literary hack. Macaulay.

492

Garreting

Gar″ret‐ing (?), n. Small splinters of stone inserted into the joints of coarse masonry. Weale.

493

Garrison

Gar″ri‐son (?), n. [OE. garnisoun, F. garnison garrison, in OF. & OE. also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. See Garnish.] (Mil.) (a) A body of troops stationed in ...

494

Garrison (2)

Gar″ri‐son, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Garrisoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Garrisoning.] (Mil.) (a) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to ...

495

Garron

Gar″ron (?), n. Same as Garran.

496

Garrot

Gar″rot (?), n. [F. Cf. Garrote.] (Surg.) A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.

497

Garrot (2)

Gar″rot, n.(Zoöl.) The European golden-eye.

498

Garrote

Gar‐rote″ (?), n. [Sp. garrote, from garra claw, talon, of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. & W. gar leg, ham, shank. Cf. Garrot stick, Garter.] A Spanish mode of execution by strangul...

499

Garrote (2)

Gar‐rote″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Garroted; p. pr. & vb. n.Garroting.] To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.

500

Garroter

Gar‐rot″er (?), n. One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a view to strangle and rob him.

501

Garrulity

Gar‐ru″li‐ty (?), n. [L. garrulitas: cf. F. garrulité.] Talkativeness; loquacity.

502

Garrulous

Gar″ru‐lous (?), a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. � voice, � to speak, sing. Cf. Call.] 1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; ta...

503

Garrupa

Gar‐ru″pa (?), n. [Prob. fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf. Grouper the fish.] (Zoöl.) One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus Sebastichthys; — called also roc...

504

Garter

Gar″ter (?), n. [OE. gartier, F. jarretière, fr. OF. garet bend of the knee, F. jarret; akin to Sp. garra claw, Prov. garra leg. See Garrote.] 1. A band used to prevent a stocki...

505

Garter (2)

Gar″ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gartered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gartering.] 1. To bind with a garter.He... could not see to garter his hose. Shak.2. To invest with the Order of the...

506

Garter stitch

Garter stitch. The simplest stitch in knitting.

507

Garth

Garth (gärth), n. [Icel. garðr yard. See Yard.] 1. A close; a yard; a croft; a garden; as, a cloister garth.A clapper clapping in a garthTo scare the fowl from fruit. Tennyson.2...

508

Garth (2)

Garth, n. [Girth.] A hoop or band.

509

Garum

‖Ga″rum (gā″rŭm), n. [L., fr. Gr. γάροσ.] A sauce made of small fish. It was prized by the ancients.

510

Garvie

Gar″vie (?), n.(Zoöl.) The sprat; — called also garvie herring, and garvock.

511

Gas

Gas (găs), n.; pl.Gases (–ĕz). 1. An aëriform fluid; — a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic...

512

Gas (2)

Gas (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gassed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gassing.] 1. (Textiles) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers; as, to gas thread.2. To impregnate with...

513

Gas (3)

Gas, n. Gasoline.