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Gantlope (?), n. See . [Obs.]
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Gantry (?), n. See .
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Ganza (?), n. [Sp. gansa, ganso, goose; of Gothic origin. See , .] A kind of wild goose, by a flock of which a virtuoso was fabled to be carried to the lunar world. [Also gansa.] Johnson.
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Ganz system (?) A haulage system for canal boats, in which an electric locomotive running on a monorail has its adhesion materially increased by the pull of the tow rope on a series of inclined gripping wheels.
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Gaol (jāl), n. [See .] A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail. [Preferably, and in the United States usually, written jail.]
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Coloq. Commission of general gaol delivery , an authority conferred upon judges and others included in it, for trying and delivering every prisoner in jail when the judges, upon their circuit, arrive at the place for holding court, and for discharging any whom the grand jury fail to indict. [Eng.] -- Coloq. Gaol delivery . (Law) See Jail delivery, under .
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gaolbird n. a person serving a prison sentence; a jail bird. [Chiefly Brit.]
Syn. -- convict, inmate, jailbird, jail bird.
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gaolbreak n. an escape from jail; same as . [Chiefly Brit.]
Syn. -- break, breakout, jailbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking.
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Gaoler (jālẽr), n. The keeper of a jail. Same as .
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Gap (găp), n. [OE. gap; cf. Icel. gap an empty space, Sw. gap mouth, breach, abyss, Dan. gab mouth, opening, AS. geap expanse; as adj., wide, spacious. See .] 1. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.
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Miseries ensued by the opening of that gap. Knolles.
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It would make a great gap in your own honor. Shak.
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2. (Aëronautics) The vertical distance between two superposed surfaces, esp. in a biplane.
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Coloq. Gap lathe (Mach.), a turning lathe with a deep notch in the bed to admit of turning a short object of large diameter. -- Coloq. To stand in the gap , to expose one's self for the protection of something; to make defense against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter. -- Coloq. To stop a gap , to secure a weak point; to repair a defect.
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Gap, v. t. 1. To notch, as a sword or knife.
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2. To make an opening in; to breach.
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Their masses are gapp'd with our grape. Tennyson.
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Gape (gäp; in Eng, commonly gāp; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gaped (gäpt or gāpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Gaping] [OE. gapen, AS. geapan to open; akin to D. gapen to gape, G. gaffen, Icel. & Sw. gapa, Dan. gabe; cf. Skr. jabh to snap at, open the mouth. Cf. , .] 1. To open the mouth wide; as: (a) Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape. Dryden. (b) Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn.
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She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes,
And asks if it be time to rise. Swift.
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(c) Showing unselfconsciousness in surprise, astonishment, expectation, etc.
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With gaping wonderment had stared aghast. Byron.

(d) Manifesting a desire to injure, devour, or overcome.
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They have gaped upon me with their mouth. Job xvi. 10.
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2. To open or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus.
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May that ground gape and swallow me alive! Shak.
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3. To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with for, after, or at.
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The hungry grave for her due tribute gapes. Denham.

Syn. -- To gaze; stare; yawn. See .
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Gape, n. 1. The act of gaping; a yawn. Addison.
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2. (Zoöl.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc.
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Coloq. The gapes . (a) A fit of yawning. (b) A disease of young poultry and other birds, attended with much gaping. It is caused by a parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachealis), in the windpipe, which obstructs the breathing. See .
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Gaper (gāpẽr), n. 1. One who gapes.
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) A European fish. See 4th . (b) A large edible clam (Schizothærus Nuttalli), of the Pacific coast; -- called also gaper clam. (c) An East Indian bird of the genus Cymbirhynchus, related to the broadbills.
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gapes (gāps), n. See as the gapes, under , n..
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Gapeseed (gāpsēd), n. 1. Any strange sight. Wright.
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2. A person who looks or stares gapingly.
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Coloq. To buy gapeseed , or Coloq. To sow gapeseed , to stare idly or in idle wonderment, instead of attending to business.
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Gapesing (? or ?), n. Act of gazing about; sightseeing. [Prov. Eng.]
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Gapeworm (? or ?), n. (Zoöl.) The parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Gapingstock (? or ?), n. One who is an object of open-mouthed wonder.
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I was to be a gapingstock and a scorn to the young volunteers. Godwin.
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Gap-toothed (găpt�tht), a. Having conspicuous interstices between the teeth; as, his gap-toothed grin. Dryden.
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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. , , v.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any slender marine fish of the genera Belone and Tylosurus. See . (b) The gar pike. See Alligator gar (under ), and Gar pike.
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Coloq. Gar pike , or Coloq. Garpike (Zoöl.), a large, elongated ganoid fish of the genus Lepidosteus, of several species, inhabiting the lakes and rivers of temperate and tropical America.
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Gar, v. t. [Of Scand. origin. See , n.] To cause; to make. [Obs. or Scot.] Spenser.
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Garage (gȧräzh or gȧräj or (Brit.) gȧr�j), n. [F.] 1. an enclosed structure for housing or parking motor vehicles, especially automobiles.
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2. (Aëronautics) A shed for housing an airship or flying machine; a hangar.
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3. A side way or space in a canal to enable vessels to pass each other; a siding.
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4. a commercial establishment that repairs or services automobiles.
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Garage (gȧräzh or gȧräj or (Brit.) gȧr�j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garaged (gȧräzhd, gȧräjd or gȧr�jd); p. pr. & vb. n. Garaging (gȧräzhĭng, gȧräjĭng or gȧr�jĭng).] To keep in a garage. [Colloq.]
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garambulla n. 1. An arborescent cactus of Western Mexico (Myrtillocactus geometrizans) bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit.
Syn. -- garambulla cactus, Myrtillocactus geometrizans.
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2. The small berrylike fruit of the Myrtillocactus geometrizans.
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garand n. [From the inventor, John C. Garand.] A semiautomatic rifle, also called the M-1, used by soldiers of the U. S. army in World War II and Korea. It was the standard weapon issued to infantrymen.
Syn. -- Garand rifle, M-1, M-1 rifle.
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Garancin (?; 104), n. [F. garance madder, LL. garantia.] (Chem.) An extract of madder by sulphuric acid. It consists essentially of alizarin.
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Garb (gärb), n. [OF. garbe looks, countenance, grace, ornament, fr. OHG. garawī, garwī, ornament, dress. akin to E. gear. See , n.] 1. (a) Clothing in general. (b) The whole dress or suit of clothes worn by any person, especially when indicating rank or office; as, the garb of a clergyman or a judge. (c) Costume; fashion; as, the garb of a gentleman in the 16th century.
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2. External appearance, as expressive of the feelings or character; looks; fashion or manner, as of speech.
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You thought, because he could not speak English in the native garb, he could not therefore handle an English cudgel. Shak.
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Garb (gärb), n. [F. gerbe, OF. also garbe, OHG. garba, G. garbe; cf. Skr. gṛbh to seize, E. grab.] (Her.) A sheaf of grain (wheat, unless otherwise specified).
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Garb, v. t. To clothe; array; deck.
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These black dog-Dons
Garb themselves bravely. Tennyson.
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Garbage (?; 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. garb dress; or perh. for garbleage, fr. garble; or cf. OF. garbage tax on sheaves, E. garb sheaf.] Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome. Grainger.
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Garbage, v. t. To strip of the bowels; to clean. “Pilchards . . . are garbaged.” Holland.
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Garbed (?), a. Dressed; habited; clad.
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Garbel (?), n. (Naut.) Same as .
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Garbel, n. [Cf. , v. t.] Anything sifted, or from which the coarse parts have been taken. [Obs.]
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Garble (?), 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. garbellare to sift; cf. Sp. garbillar to sift, garbillo a coarse sieve, L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum sieve, akin to cernere to separate, sift (cf. E. ); or perh. rather from Ar. gharbāl, gharbil, sieve.] 1. To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices. [Obs.]
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2. To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.
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Garble, n. 1. Refuse; rubbish. [Obs.] Wolcott.
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2. pl. Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called garblings.
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Garbler (?), n. One who garbles.
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Garboard (?), n. (Naut.) One of the planks next the keel on the outside, which form a garboard strake.
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Coloq. Garboard strake or Coloq. Garboard streak , the first range or strake of planks laid on a ship's bottom next the keel. Totten.
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Garboil (?), 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. [Obs.] Shak.
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Garcinia (?), n. [NL.] (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. Garcin.
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Garçon (?), n. [F.] A boy; fellow; esp., a serving boy or man; a waiter; -- in Eng. chiefly applied to French waiters.
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Gard (?), n. [See , ] Garden. [Obs.] “Trees of the gard.” F. Beaumont.
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Gard, v. & n. See .
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Gardant (?), a. [F. See .] (Her.) Turning the head towards the spectator, but not the body; -- said of a lion or other beast.
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Garde civique (?). [F.] See , above.
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Garden (gärd'n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See an inclosure.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.
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2. A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country.
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I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy,
The pleasant garden of great Italy. Shak.
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☞ Garden is often used adjectively or in self-explaining compounds; as, garden flowers, garden tools, garden walk, garden wall, garden house or gardenhouse.
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Coloq. Garden balsam , an ornamental plant (Impatiens Balsamina). -- Coloq. Garden engine , a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering gardens. -- Coloq. Garden glass . (a) A bell glass for covering plants. (b) A globe of dark-colored glass, mounted on a pedestal, to reflect surrounding objects; -- much used as an ornament in gardens in Germany. -- Coloq. Garden house (a) A summer house. Beau. & Fl. (b) A privy. [Southern U.S.] -- Coloq. Garden husbandry , the raising on a small scale of seeds, fruits, vegetables, etc., for sale. -- Coloq. Garden mold or Coloq. Garden mould , rich, mellow earth which is fit for a garden. Mortimer. -- Coloq. Garden nail , a cast nail, used for fastening vines to brick walls. Knight. -- Coloq. Garden net , a net for covering fruits trees, vines, etc., to protect them from birds. -- Coloq. Garden party , a social party held out of doors, within the grounds or garden attached to a private residence. -- Coloq. Garden plot , a plot appropriated to a garden. Coloq. Garden pot , a watering pot. -- Coloq. Garden pump , a garden engine; a barrow pump. -- Coloq. Garden shears , large shears, for clipping trees and hedges, pruning, etc. -- Coloq. Garden spider , (Zoöl.), the diadem spider (Epeira diadema), common in gardens, both in Europe and America. It spins a geometrical web. See Geometric spider, and Spider web. -- Coloq. Garden stand , a stand for flower pots. -- Coloq. Garden stuff , vegetables raised in a garden. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. Garden syringe , a syringe for watering plants, sprinkling them with solutions for destroying insects, etc. -- Coloq. Garden truck , vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. Garden ware , garden truck. [Obs.] Mortimer. -- Coloq. Bear garden , Coloq. Botanic garden , etc. See under , etc. -- Coloq. Hanging garden . See under . -- Coloq. Kitchen garden , a garden where vegetables are cultivated for household use. -- Coloq. Market garden , a piece of ground where vegetable are cultivated to be sold in the markets for table use.
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Garden, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gardened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gardening.] To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.
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Garden, v. t. To cultivate as a garden.
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Gardener (?), n. One who makes and tends a garden; a horticulturist.
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Gardenia (?), n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of Dr. Alexander Garden.
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Gardening (?), n. The art of occupation of laying out and cultivating gardens; horticulture.
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Gardenless (?), a. Destitute of a garden. Shelley.
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Gardenly (?), a. Like a garden. [R.] W. Marshall.
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Gardenship, n. Horticulture. [Obs.]
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Gardon (?), n. [F] (Zoöl.) A European cyprinoid fish; the id.
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Gardyloo (?), n. [F. gare l'eau beware of the water.] An old cry in throwing water, slops, etc., from the windows in Edingburgh. Sir. W. Scott.
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Gare (?), n. [Cf. .] Coarse wool on the legs of sheep. Blount.
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Garefowl (?), n. (Zoöl.) The great auk; also, the razorbill. See . [Written also gairfowl, and gurfel.]
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Garfish (?), n. [See , n.] (Zoöl.) (a) A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide, sea needle, and sea pike. (b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribbæus, a very large species, and T. crassus, are more southern; -- called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species.
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Gargalize (?), v. t. [Cf. , .] To gargle; to rinse. [Obs.] Marston.
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Garganey (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small European duck (Anas querquedula); -- called also cricket teal, and summer teal.
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Gargantuan (?; 135), a. [From Gargantua, an allegorical hero of Rabelais.] Characteristic of Gargantua, a gigantic, wonderful personage; enormous; prodigious; inordinate.
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Gargarism (?), n. [F. gargarisme, L. gargarisma. See .] (Med.) A gargle.
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Gargarize (?), v. t. [F. gargarizare, fr. Gr. �.] To gargle; to rinse or wash, as the mouth and throat. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Garget (?), n. [OE. garget, gargate, throat, OF. gargate. Cf. . The etymol. of senses 2, 3, & 4 is not certain.] 1. The throat. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising from an inflammation of the mammary glands.
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3. A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite. Youatt.
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4. (Bot.) See .
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Gargil (?), n. [Cf. , .] A distemper in geese, affecting the head.
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Gargle (?), n. (Arch.) See .
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Gargle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garggled (?), p. pr. & vb. n. Gargling (�).] [F. gargouiller to dabble, paddle, gargle. Cf. , .] 1. To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs.
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2. To warble; to sing as if gargling [Obs.] Waller.
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Gargle, n. A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect.
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Gargol (?), n. [Cf. .] A distemper in swine; garget. Mortimer.
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Gargoulette (?), n. [F.] A water cooler or jug with a handle and spout; a gurglet. Mollett.
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Gargoyle (?), n. [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp. gárgola, prob. fr. the same source as F. gorge throat, influenced by L. gargarizare to gargle. See and cf. , .] (Arch.) A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely. [Written also gargle, gargyle, and gurgoyle.]
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Gargyle (?), n. (Arch.) See .
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Garibaldi (?), n. 1. A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi.
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2. (Zoöl.) A California market fish (Pomancentrus rubicundus) of a deep scarlet color.
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Garish (gârĭsh), a. [Cf. OE. gauren to stare; of uncertain origin. Cf. .] 1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention. “The garish sun.” “A garish flag.” Shak. “In . . . garish colors.” Asham. “The garish day.” J. H. Newman.
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Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor.
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2. Gay to extravagance; flighty.
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It makes the mind loose and garish. South.

-- Garishly, adv. -- Garishness, n. Jer. Taylor.
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garishness n. 1. tasteless showiness.
Syn. -- flashiness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz.
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2. strident color or excessive ornamentation.
Syn. -- gaudiness.
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Garland (?), n. [OE. garland, gerlond, OF. garlande, F. guirlande; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown, pure gold, MHG. wieren to adorn.]
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1. The crown of a king. [Obs.] Graffon.
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2. A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath. Pope.
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