Gladiatory
Glad″i‐a‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. gladiatorius.] Gladiatorial.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Gladiature
Glad″i‐a‐ture (?), n. [L. gladiatura.] Swordplay; fencing; gladiatorial contest. Gayton.
Gladiole
Glad″i‐ole (?), n. [L. gladiolus a small sword, the sword lily, dim. of gladius sword. See Glaive.] (Bot.) A lilylike plant, of the genus Gladiolus; — called also corn flag.
Gladiolus
Gla‐di″o‐lus (?), n.; pl. L. Gladioli (#), E. Gladioluses (#). [L. See Gladiole.]1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves, and including many species...
Gladius
‖Gla″di‐us (?), n.; pl.Gladii (#). (Zoöl.) The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.
Gladly
Glad″ly (?), adv. [From Glad, a.]1. Preferably; by choice. Chaucer.2. With pleasure; joyfully; cheerfully; eagerly.The common people heard him gladly. Mark xii. 37.
Gladness
Glad″ness (?), n. [AS. glædnes.] State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness.They... did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Ac...
Gladship
Glad″ship, n. [AS. glædscipe.] A state of gladness. Gower.
Gladsome
Glad″some (?), a. 1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful.2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the appearance of gayety; pleasing.Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day...
Gladstone
Glad″stone (?), n. [Named after Wm. E. Gladstone.] A four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two inside seats, calash top, and seats for driver and footman.
Gladwyn
Glad″wyn (?), n.(Bot.) See Gladen.
Glair
Glair (?), n. [F. glaire, glaire d'�uf, the glair of an egg, prob. fr. L. clarus clear, bright. See Clear, a.]1. The white of egg. It is used as a size or a glaze in bookbinding...
Glair (2)
Glair, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Glaired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Glairing.] To smear with the white of an egg.
Glaire
Glaire (?), n. See Glair.
Glaireous
Glair″e‐ous (?), a. Glairy; covered with glair.
Glairin
Glair″in (?), n. A glairy viscous substance, which forms on the surface of certain mineral waters, or covers the sides of their inclosures; — called also baregin.
Glairy
Glair″y (?), a. Like glair, or partaking of its qualities; covered with glair; viscous and transparent; slimy. Wiseman.
Glaive
Glaive (?), n. [F. glaive, L. gladius; prob. akin to E. claymore. Cf. Gladiator.] 1. A weapon formerly used, consisting of a large blade fixed on the end of a pole, whose edge w...
Glama
‖Gla″ma (?), n. [NL.; cf. Gr. �, L. gramiae, Gr. � blear-eyed.] (Med.) A copious gummy secretion of the humor of the eyelids, in consequence of some disorder; blearedness; lippi...
Glamour
Gla″mour (?), n. [Scot. glamour, glamer; cf. Icel. glámeggdr one who is troubled with the glaucoma (?); or Icel. glām-sȳni weakness of sight, glamour; glāmr name of the moon, al...
Glamourie
Glam″ou‐rie (?), n. Glamour.
Glance
Glance (glȧns), n. [Akin to D. glans luster, brightness, G. glanz, Sw. glans, D. glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. Gleen, Glint, Glitter, and Glance a mineral.]1. A sudden flash o...
Glance (2)
Glance, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Glanced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Glancing (?).] 1. To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash.From art, from nature, from the schools,Let random...
Glance (3)
Glance (?), v. t. 1. To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye.2. To hint at; to touch lightly or briefly.In company I often glanced it...
Glancing
Glan″cing (?), a. 1. Shooting, as light.When through the gancing lightnings fly. Rowe.2. Flying off (after striking) in an oblique direction; as, a glancing shot.
Glancingly
Glan″cing‐ly, adv. In a glancing manner; transiently; incidentally; indirectly. Hakewill.
Gland
Gland (?), n. [F. glande, L. glans, glandis, acorn; akin to Gr. � for �, and � to cast, throw, the acorn being the dropped fruit. Cf. Parable, n.]1. (Anat.) (a) An organ for sec...