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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Grā'y'stōne, n. p. 587(Geol.) A grayish or greenish compact rock, composed of feldspar and augite, and allied to basalt.Grāy'wācke, n. p. 587(Geol.) A conglomerate or grit-rock, consisting of rounded pebbles and sand firmly united together. ☞ This term, derived from the grauwacke of German miners, was formerly applied in geology to…Grāze, v. t. p. 587To rub or touch lightly in passing; to brush lightly the surface of a thing in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall or the earth. 2. To feed or supply, as cattle, with grass; to furnish pasture…Grāze, v. i. p. 588To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle graze on the meadows. Like the empty ass, to shake his ears And graze on commons. Shak. 2. To supply grass; as, the ground will not graze well.…Grāz'er, n. p. 588One who grazes or feeds on growing herbage. “The cackling goose, close grazer.” Philips.Grā'zher, n. p. 588One who pastures cattle, and rears them for market.Grāz'ing, n. p. 588The act of feeding on grass. 2. A pasture. 3. A light touch in passing.Grāz'i-ō'so, adv. p. 588(Mus.) Gracefully; smoothly; elegantly.Grēase, n. p. 588Animal fat in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind, as tallow, lard; especially, the fatty matter of land animals, as distinguished from the oily matter of marine animals. 2. (Far.) An…Grēase, v. t. p. 588To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat. 2. To bribe; to corrupt with presents. The greased advocate that grinds the poor. Dryden. 3. To cheat or cozen. Beau. & Fl.Grēas'i-ly, adv. p. 588With grease, or an appearance of it. 2. In a gross or indelicate manner. You talk greasily; your lips are foul. Shak.Grēas'i-ness, n. p. 588The state of being greasy; oiliness; unctuousness; grossness.Grēas'y, a. p. 588Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; fat; unctuous; as, a greasy dish. 2. Smeared or defiled with grease. Mechanic slaves with greasy aprons. Shak. 3. Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly…Greāt, a. p. 588Large in respect to spatial quantity, solidity, surface, or linear dimensions; of wide extent; big; grand; immense; enormous; expanded; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, breadth…Greāt'-bĕl'lied, a. p. 588Pregnant; teeming. Shak.Greāt'-cōat, n. p. 588An over-coat.Greāt'en, v. t. p. 588To make great; to cause to increase in size; to expand; to enlarge. [Rare.] I called the artist but a greatened man. E. B. Browning.Greát'en, v. i. p. 588To become large; to increase in size; to dilate. [Obs.] My blue eyes greatening in the looking-glass. E. B. Browning.Great'-heart'ed, a. p. 588High-spirited; undejected; noble. Clarendon.Greát'ly, adv. p. 588In a great degree; much. See BADLY. I will greatly multiply thy sorrow. Gen. iii. 16. 2. Nobly; illustriously. By a high fate thou greatly didst expire. Dryden. Syn.—Much; considerably; magnanimously.Great'ness, n. p. 588Largeness of bulk, dimensions, number, or quantity; large amount, extent; high degree; as, the greatness of a mountain, of an edifice, of a multitude, or of a sum of money; the greatness of crime. 2.…Grēave, n. p. 588A grove. [Obs.] See GROVE. Fairfax. 2. A groove. [Obs.] See GROOVE. Spenser.Grēave, v. t. p. 588(Naut.) To cleanse the bottom of, by burning off the adhering grass, sediment, &c.; to grave; to bream. Simmonds.Grēaves, n. pl. p. 588Armor for the legs; a sort of boots. 2. The sediment of melted tallow; graves. Brande.Grēbe, n. p. 588(Ornith.) A marine bird, of the genus Podiceps, having a straight, sharp beak, flattened, lobated toes, and very short wings, and expert at diving. It is common in the northern parts of both…Grē'cian, a. p. 588(Geog.) Pertaining to Greece.Grē'cian, n. p. 588(Geog.) A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek. 2. A Jew who understood Greek. Acts vi. 1. 3. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history. Matched against the master…Grecian fire p. 588See GREEK FIRE.Grē'çism, n. p. 588An idiom of the Greek language; a Hellenism. Addison.Grē'çīze, v. t. p. 588To render Grecian. 2. To translate into Greek. Warton.Grē'çīze or Grē'cian-īze, v. i. p. 588To speak the Greek language.Grecque, n. p. 588A contrivance for holding coffee-grounds, being a metallic vessel minutely perforated at the bottom, through which boiling water is poured;—also, a coffee-pot having this contrivance.Gree, n. p. 588Good will; favor. [Obs.] Accept in gree, my lord, the words I spoke. Fairfax. 2. [O. Fr. gré, grés, Pr. gra, grat, Pg. grão. N. Fr. grade, Sp. & It. grado. See GRADE, and cf. DEGREE.] Step or stair…Gree, v. i. p. 588To establish, or come to, an agreement; to agree. [Obs.] Fuller.Greece, n. p. 588A flight of steps. See GREES. [Obs.] Bacon.Greed, n. p. 588An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.Greed'i-ly, adv. p. 588In a greedy manner; eagerly; voraciously; ravenously; as, to eat or swallow greedily.Greed'i-ness, n. p. 588The quality of being greedy; ardent desire; ravenousness; voracity. “Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness.” Shak. Syn.—Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity.Greed'y, a. p. 588Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry;—followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey. 2. Having a keen desire of any thing; eager to obtain; as, greedy of…Greed'y-gŭt, n. p. 588A glutton; a devourer; a belly-god. [Low.] Todd.Greek, a. p. 588(Geog.) Pertaining or belonging to Greece; Grecian. Greek church (Eccl. Hist.), the eastern church; that part of Christendom which separated from the Roman or western church in the ninth century. It…Greek, n. p. 588(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Greece; a Grecian. 2. The language of Greece.Greek'ess, n. p. 588A female Greek. Taylor.Greek'ish, a. p. 588Peculiar to Greece.Greek'ling, n. p. 588A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions. B. Jonson.Greek'-rōse, n. p. 588The flower campion.Green, a. p. 588Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is situated between the yellow and the blue; having a color composed of blue and yellow rays…Green, n. p. 588The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue. 2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage. “O’er the smooth…Green, v. t. p. 588To make green. Great spring before Greened all the year. Thomson.Green'-bri'er, n. p. 588(Bot.) A thorny climbing shrub (Smilax rotundifolia), having a yellowish-green stem and thick leaves, with small bunches of flowers. It is common in the United States, and is also called cat-brier.Green'-brōom, n. p. 589(Bot.) A plant of the genus Genista (G. tinctoria); dyer's-weed; — called also green-weed.Green'clōth, n. p. 589A board or court of justice held in the counting-house of the British king's or queen's household, composed of the lord steward and the officers under him. This court has the charge and cognizance of…Green'-crōp, n. p. 589A crop of green vegetables, such as grasses, turnips, &c., used on a farm in their unripe state.Green'-drāg'on, n. p. 589(Bot.) A plant (Arisæma dracontium), much resembling the Indian turnip, found in the United States.Green'-ēarth, n. p. 589A species of earth or mineral; the mountain-green of artists. Ure.Green'er-y, n. p. 589Green plants; verdure. [Rare.]Green'finch, n. p. 589(Ornith.) A bird, the Coccothraustes (Loxia) chloris; — called also grossbeak.Green'fish, n. p. 589A fish so called, in the United States; the Temnodos saltator. Storer.Green'gāge, n. p. 589A choice variety of plum, whose pulp, when ripe, is of a greenish hue.Green'-grō'cer, n. p. 589A retailer of vegetables or fruits in their fresh or green state.