Webster's Dictionary 1913

1216

Giantry

Gi″ant‐ry (?), n. The race of giants. Cotgrave.

1217

Giantship

Gi″ant‐ship, n. The state, personality, or character, of a giant; — a compellation for a giant.His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen. Milton.

1218

Giaour

‖Giaour (?), n. [Turk. giaur an infidel, Per. gawr, another form of ghebr fire worshiper. Cf. Kaffir, Gheber.] An infidel; — a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in the Moham...

1219

Gib

Gib (?), n. [Abbreviated fr. Gilbert, the name of the cat in the old story of “Reynard the Fox”. in the “Romaunt of the Rose”, etc.] A male cat; a tomcat.

1220

Gib (2)

Gib, v. i. To act like a cat. Beau. & Fl.

1221

Gib (3)

Gib (?), n. A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface...

1222

Gib (4)

Gib, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gibbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gibbing.] To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs.Gibbed lathe, an engine lathe in which the t...

1223

Gib (5)

Gib (?), v. i. To balk. See Jib, v. i.Youatt.

1224

Gib boom

Gib″ boom′ (?). See Jib boom.

1225

Gib-cat

Gib″–cat′ (?), n. A male cat, esp. an old one. See 1st Gib. n.Shak.

1226

Gibaro

Gi″ba‐ro (?), n.; pl. Gibaros (#). [Amer. Sp. jíbaro wild.] (Ethnol.) The offspring of a Spaniard and an Indian; a Spanish-Indian mestizo.

1227

Gibbartas

Gib‐bar″tas (?), n. [Cf. Ar. jebbār giant; or L. gibber humpbacked: cf. F. gibbar.] (Zoöl.) One of several finback whales of the North Atlantic; — called also Jupiter whale. [Wr...

1228

Gibber

Gib″ber (?), n. [From Gib to balk.] A balky horse. Youatt.

1229

Gibber (2)

Gib″ber (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Gibbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gibbering.] [Akin to jabber, and gabble.] To speak rapidly and inarticulately. Shak.

1230

Gibberish

Gib″ber‐ish (?), n. [From Gibber, v. i.] Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words; jargon.He, like a gypsy, oftentimes would go;All kinds of gibberi...

1231

Gibberish (2)

Gib″ber‐ish, a. Unmeaning; as, gibberish language.

1232

Gibbet

Gib″bet (?), n. [OE. gibet, F. gibet, in OF. also club, fr. LL. gibetum;; cf. OF. gibe sort of sickle or hook, It. giubbetto gibbet, and giubbetta, dim. of giubba mane, also, an...

1233

Gibbet (2)

Gib″bet, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gibbeted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gibbeting.]1. To hang and expose on a gibbet.2. To expose to infamy; to blacken.I'll gibbet up his name. Oldham.

1234

Gibbier

Gib″bier (?), n. [F. gibier.] Wild fowl; game. Addison.

1235

Gibbon

Gib″bon (?), n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zoöl.) Any arboreal ape of the genus Hylobates, of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are tailles...

1236

Gibbose

Gib‐bose″ (?), a. [L. gibbosus, fr. gibbus, gibba, hunch, hump. Cf. Gibbous.] Humped; protuberant; — said of a surface which presents one or more large elevations. Brande & C.

1237

Gibbostity

Gib‐bost″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. gibbosité.] The state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness.

1238

Gibbous

Gib″bous (?), a. [Cf. F. gibbeux. See Gibbose.]1. Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full moon.Th...

1239

Gibbsite

Gibbs″ite (?), n. [Named after George Gibbs.] (Min.) A hydrate of alumina.

1240

Gibe

Gibe (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Gibed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gibing.] [Cf. Prov. F. giber, equiv. to F. jouer to play, Icel. geipa to talk nonsense, E. jabber.] To cast reproaches and...

1241

Gibe (2)

Gibe, v. i. To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock.Draw the beasts as I describe them,From their features, while I gibe them. Swift.

1242

Gibe (3)

Gibe, n. An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.Mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns. Shak.With solemn gibe did Eustace banter m...