—nỏ, mỏve, nor, nốt ;tube, tủb, bull ;—ill;pound ;—thin, THIS. GANG, gång. s. A number uniting To GANGRENE, gång'grène. v. a. Το GANG WEEK, gång'wèèk. s. Rogation week. ry punishment in which the criminal, running between the ranks, receives a lash from each man. goose. The former of these words is the most proper, but the latter is most in use. GANZA, gân zâ. s. A kind of GAOL, jale. s. (212). A prison. GAOLDELIVERY, jale'dè-liv'ůr-e. s. The judicial process which, by condemnation or acquittal of persons confined, evacuates the prison. GAOLER, jale'ůr. s. Keeper of a prison, he to whose care the prisoners are committed. GAP, gap. s. An opening in a broken GAP-TOOTHED, gap'tootht. a. (359). The irregularity in the pronunciation of GARB, gårb. s. Dress, clothes; exte- The GARBEL, går bil. s. (99). A plank next the keel of a ship. GARBIDGE, går'bidje. s. (90). Cor- To GARBLE, går bl. v. n. (405). To sift, GARD, gård. s. Wardship, custody. When the a in this and similar words is preceded by G or K, polite speakers interpose a sound like the consonanty which coalesces with botli, and gives a mellowness to the sound: thus a Garden pronounced in this manner is nearly similar to the two words Egg and Yarden united into eggyarden, and a Guard is almost like eggyard. -See GUARD. GARDEN-WARE, går'd'n-wåre. s. The GARDENER, gård'n-dr. s. He that atproduce of gardens. tends or cultivates gardens. GARDENING, går'd'n-ing. s. The act GARGARISM, går gå-rizm. s. A liquid of cultivating or planning gardens. form of medicine to wash the mouth with. To GARGARIZE, går gå-rize. v. a. To To GARGLE, går gl. v. a. (405). To wash the mouth with medicated liquors. wash the throat with some liquor not suf fered immediately to descend; to warble, to play in the throat. GARGLE, går gl. s. A liquor with which the throat is washed. GARLAND, går lând. s. branches of flowers. A wreath or GARLICK, går’lik. s. GARMENT, går'ment. s. Any thing by To GARNER, går'nůr. v. a. as in garners. GARNET, går'nět. s. A gem. GARNISH, går'nish. s. Ornament, de (559). Fåte, får, fåll, fát ;-mè, mêt ;-pine, pin ;— coration, embellishment; things strewed GASTROTOMY, gâs-trôt'ô-mẻ. (518). s. round a dish; in goals, fetters. GARNISHMENT, går'nish-mênt. s. Ornament, embellishment. GARNITURE, går'né-túre. s. Furniture, ornament. GAROUS, gà'ris. a. Resembling the pickle made of fish. GARRAN, går'růn. s. (81). A small horse, a hobby, a wretched horse. GARRET, gâr'rêt. s. (81). A room on the highest floor of the house. GARRETTEER, gâr-rêt-tèèr. s. An inhabitant of a garret. GARRISON, gar'rè-s'n. s. (170). Soldiers placed in a fortified town or castle to defend it; fortified place stored with soldiers. To GARRISON, gâr'rè-s'n. v. a. To secure by fortresses. GARRULITY, går-rú'lè-tè. s. Incontinence of tongue; talkativeness. GARRULOUS, går ru-lús. a. Prattling, talkative. GARTER, går'tür. s. (98). A string or ribband by which the stocking is held upon the leg the mark of the order of the garter, the highest order of English knighthood; the principal king at arms. To GARTER, går'tůr. v. a. To bind with a garter. GARTH, properly GIRTH. S. The bulk of the body measured by the girdle. GAS, gås. s. A spirit not capable of being coagulated. GASCONADE, gas-ko-nåde'. s. A boast, a bravado. The act of cutting open the belly. GAT, gåt. The preterit of Get. Obsolete. GATE, gåte. s. The door of a city, a castle, palace, or large building; a frame of timber upon hinges to give a passage into enclosed grounds. GATEVEIN, gåte’våne. s. The Vena Porta; the great vein which conveys the blood to the liver. GATEWAY, gåte'wå. s. A way through gates of enclosed grounds. To GATHER, gåTH'ůr. v. a. To collect, to bring into one place; to pick up, to glean; to pluck; to crop; to assemble; to heap up, to accumulate; to collect charitable contributions; to bring into one body or interest; to pucker needle work. To GATHER, gåтH'ůr. v. n. To be condensed; to grow larger by the accretion of similar matter; to assemble; to generate pus or matter. GATHER, gaTH'ur. s. (98). Pucker, cloth drawn together in wrinkles. GATHERER, gåTH'ůг-råг. s. One that gathers, a collector; one that gets in a crop of any kind. GATHERING, gåтí'ůr-ing. s. tion of charitable contributions. Collec An ornament, a fine GAUDE, gåwd. s. thing. To GAUDE, gåwd. v. n. rejoice at any thing. GAUDERY, gaw'dèr-è. s. tatious luxury of dress. To exult, to Finery, osten GAUDILY, gåw'dé-lè. ad. Showily. Showy, splendid, ostentatiously fine." GAUDY, gaw'dè. s. A feast, a festival. GAVE, gåve. The preterit of Give. GAVEL, gav'il. s. (166). A provincial word for ground. GAVELKIND, gâv'il-kind. s. In law, a custom whereby the lands of the father are equally divided at his death among all his sons. To GAUGE, gådje. v. a. (217). To measure with respect to the contents of a vessel; to measure with regard to any proportion. GAUGE, gådje. s. A measure,a standard. GAUGER, gajur. s. One whose business is to measure vessels or quantities. GAUNT, gånt. a. (214). Thin, slender, lean, meagre. GAUNTLY, gånt'lê. ad. derly, meagerly. Leanly, slen -no, move, nor, nôt;-tube, tub, bull;-öll ;-pound;-thin, THIS. An iron glove used for defence, and thrown down in GAUNTLET, gânt’lēt. s. challenges. GAUZE, gåwz. s. parent silk. A kind of thin trans gelabilis, whence it is derived, as from the analogy of English pronunciation. The antepenultimate accent generally shortens every vowel but u, unless followed by a diphthong-See Principles, No. 503, 535, 536. GAWK, gawk. s. (219). A cuckow; a GELATINE, jèl'a-tine. (149). foolish fellow. GAUNTREE, gån'trẻẻ. s. (214). A wooden frame on which beer casks are set when tunned. GAY, gå. a. (220). Airy, cheerful, merry, frolicksome; fine, showy. GAYETY, gàê-té. S. Cheerfulness, airiness, merriment; acts of juvenile pleasure; finery, show. GAYLY, ga'le. ad. Merrily, cheerfully; showily. GATNESS, ga'nés. s. Gayety, finery. To GAZE, gaze. v. n. To look intently and earnestly, to look with eagerness. GAZE, gaze. s. Intent regard, look of eagerness or wonder, fixed look; the object gazed on. GAZER, ga'zår. s. He that gazes, one that looks intently with eagerness or ad miration. GAZEFUL, gåze'fül. a. Looking intently. of news. GAZINGSTOCK, gå'zing-stôk. s. A person gazed at with scorn or abhorrence. GAZON, gâz-ôôn'. s.-See ENCORE. In fortification, pieces of fresh earth covered with grass, cut in form of a wedge. GEAR, gèèr. s. (560). Furniture, accoutrements, dress, habit, ornaments; the traces by which horses or oxen draw; stuff. GECK, gek. s. (381). One easily imposed upon; a bubble. This word, like several other old English words, is preserved among the lower or GELATINOUS, je-lât'in-ùs. a, Preter. Gelded or Gelt; Part. pass. Gelded or Gelt. To castrate, to deprive of the power of generation; to deprive of any essential part. (560). GELDER, geld'ůr. s. One that performs the act of castration. Gelder-rose, gél'důr-rôze. s. A plant. GELDING, gelding. s. (560). Any ani mal castrated, particularly a horse. GELID, jel'id. a. Extremely cold. GELIDITY, jè-lid'è-té. s. Extreme cold. GELIDNESS. jel'id-nès. s. Extreme cold. GELLY, jel'le. s. Any viscous body, viscidity, glue, gluey substance. GELT, gelt. Part. pass. of Geld. GEM, jêm. s. A jewel, a precious stone of whatever kind; the first bud. To GEM, jẻm. v. a. jewels or buds. To GEM, jêm. v. n. first buds. To adorn as with To put forth the GEMELLI PAROUS, jêm-mêl-lip ́pâ-rûs. a(518). Bearing twins. To GEMINATE, jêm'mè-nåte. v. a. (91). To double. The twins; the GEMINATION, jêm-mê-nå’shůn. s. Repetition, reduplication. GEMINI, jêm'è-ni. s. third sign in the zodiack. GEMINY, jem'mê-nè. s. a brace. Mason. Twins, a pair, Double. GEMINOUs, jêm'mè-nùs. a. GEMMAR, jem'mår. a. Pertaining to gems or jewels. GEMMEOUS, jêm'mè-ůs. a. Tending to gems; resembling gems. GENDER, jên'dår. s. A kind, a sort, a sex; a distinction of nouns in grammar. To GENDER, jên’důr. v. a. To beget; to produce, to cause. der of people in Ireland, though totally ob-To GENDER, jèn'dir. v. n. To copusolete in England. GEESE, gèèse. s. (560). (559)-Fate, får, fåll, fât;-me, mêt ;-pine, pin ; That may Common speakers, and those not of the lower order,are apt to pronounce this word as if written Geneology; but those who are ever so little attentive to propriety, preserve the a in its fourth sound. GENERABLE, jen'èr-â-bl. a. be produced or begotten. GENERAL, jén'êr-ál. a. (88). Comprehending many species or individuals, not special; lax in signification, not restrained to any special or particular import; not restrained by narrow or distinctive limitations; relating to a whole class or body of men; publick, comprising the whole; extensive, though not universal; common, usual. GENERAL, jên'èr-ál. s. The whole, the totality; the publick, the interest of the whole; the vulgar; one that has the command over an army. GENERALISSIMO, jen-er-al-isè-mỏ. S. The supreme commander. GENERALITY, jên-êr-âl'è-tè. s. The state of being general; the main body, the bulk. TO GENERALIZE, jên'ůr-âl-ize. v. a. To arrange particulars under general heads. GENERALLY, jen'êr-âl-é. ad. In general, without specification or exception; extensively, though not universally; commonly, frequently,; in the main, without minute detail. GENERALNESS, jên'èr-âl-nès. s. Wide quality of being generous, magnanimity, liberality. GENEROUS, jên'èr-ûs. a. (314). Not of mean birth, of good extraction; noble of mind, magnanimous; open of heart, liberal, munificent; strong, vigorous. GENEROUSLY, jên'èr-is-le. ad. Not meanly with regard to birth; magnanimously, nobly; liberally, munificently. GENEROUSNESS, jèn'èr-us-nès. s. The quality of being generous. GENESIS, jên'è-sís. s. Generation, the first book of Moses, which treats of the production of the world. GENET, jên'nît. s. (99). A small wellproportioned Spanish horse. GENETHLIACAL, jên-êth-li'å-kâl. a. Pertaining to nativities as calculated by astrologers. For the g, see HETEROGENEOUS. GENETHLIACKS, jè-nêth’lè-âks. s. The science of calculating nativities, or predicting the future events of life, from the stars predominant at the birth. GENETHLIATICK, jè-nêth'le-ât'ik. s. He who calculates nativities. A distilled spi GENEVA, jê-né'vâ. s. rituous water. GENIAL, jé'ne-âl. a. That which contributes to propagation; that which gives cheerfulness, or supports life; natural, native. extent, though short of universality; fre- GENIALLY, jè'ne-ál-lè. ad. By genius, quency, commonness. GENERALTY, jên’êr-l-tê. 8. The whole, the greater part. GENERANT, jen'èr-ânt. s. The begetting or productive power. To GENERATE, jênêr-åte. v. a. To beget, to propagate; to cause, to produce. GENERATION, jên-êr-à'shůn. s. The act of begetting or producing; a family, a race; a progeny, offspring; a single succession, an age. GENERATIVE, jen'êr-â-tiv. a. (512). Having the power of propagation, prolifick; baving the power of production, fruitful. GENERATOR, jên'èr-à-tår. s. (166) (521). The power which begets, causes, or produces. GENERICAL, je-nêrê-kál. GENERICK, je-ner'rik. (509). } a. That which comprehends the genus, or distinguishes from another genus. GENERICALLY, jé-nér ́è-kál-é. ad. With regard to the genus, though not the species. GENEROSITY, jên-êr-ôs'è-tè. s. The naturally; gayly, cheerfully. GENICULATED, jè-nik'ů-là-têd. a. Knotted, jointed. GENICULATION, je-nik-ů-là'shůn. S. Knottiness. GENIO, jè'ne-o. s. A man of a particu lar turn of mind. GENITALS, jên'è-tálz. s. (88). Parts belonging to generation. GENITING, jên'nė-tin. s. An early apple gathered in June. GENITIVE, jên'è-tiv. a. In grammar, the name of a case. GENIUS, jè'né-us. s. The protecting or ruling power of men, places or things; a man endowed with superior facultics; mental power or faculties; disposition of nature by which any one is qualified for some peculiar employment; nature, disposition. GENTEEL, jên-tèèl'. a. Polite, elegant in behaviour, civil; graceful in mien. GENTEELLY, jên-tèèl'lè. ad.. Elegantly, politely; gracefully, handsomely. -no, move, nôr, nôt ;-tube, tůb, bull;-6ll ;-pound;-thin, THIS. GENTILE, jen'til, or jen'tile. s. One of an uncovenanted nation, one who knows not the true God. In the Principles of Pronunciation, No. 140, I thought Mr. Sheridan wrong in marking the i in this word long, because it is contrary to analogy; but have since had occasion to observe, that this pronunciation is most agreeable to general usage. GENTILES, jen'tilz. s. A gentile substantive, is a noun which distinguishes the people of different countries; as, a Venetian, a native of Venice. A gentile adjective is an adjective formed from this substantive, as a Venetian domino. GENTILISM, jên'til-izm. s. Heathenism, paganism. GENTILITIOUS, jên-til-lish'ůs. a. Endemial, peculiar to a nation; hereditary, entailed on a family. GENUINELY, jèn'u-in-lé. ad. Without adulteration, without foreign admixture, naturally. GENUINENESS, jên'ù-in-nės. s. Freedom from any thing counterfeit, freedom from adulteration. GENUS, jé'nůs. s. In science, a class of being, comprehending under it many species; as, Quadruped is a Genus comprehending under it almost all terrestrial beasts. GEOCENTRICK, jẻ-ò-sên'trik. a. Applied to a planet or orb having the earth for its centre, or the same centre with the earth. GEODACIA, je-ó-dé'zhé-â.'s. (452). That part of geometry which contains the doctrine or part of measuring surfaces, and finding the contents of all plane figures. GEODETICAL, jè-o-dêt'è-kål. a. Relating to the art of measuring surfaces. GENTILITY, jen-til'è-tè. s. Good ex-GEOGRAPHER, je-ôg'grå-für. s. (116) traction; elegance of behaviour, gracefulness of mien; gentry, the class of persons well born; paganism, heathenism. GENTLE, jen'tl. a. (405). Soft, mild, tame, peaceable; soothing, pacifick. GENTLEFOLK, jên'tl-foke. s. distinguished by their birth from the vul gar-See FOLK. Persons GRNTLEMAN, jen'tl-mân. s. (88). A man of birth, a man of extraction, though not noble ; a man raised above the vulgar by his character or post; a term of complaisance; the servant that waits about the person of a man of rank: it is used of any man however high. GENTLEMANLIKE, jen'tl-mân-like. GENTLEMANLY, jên'tl-mân-lê. Becoming a man of birth. GENTLENESS, jen'tl-nės. s. } a. Softness of manners, sweetness of disposition, meek ness. GENTLESHIP, jên'tl-ship. s. Carriage of a gentleman. GENTLEWOMAN, jên'tl-wûm-ản. s. A woman of birth above the vulgar, a woman well descended; a woman who waits about the person of one of high rank; a word of civility or irony. (257). One who describes the earth according to the position of its different parts. GEOGRAPHICAL, jè-ó-grâf'è-kål. a. Relating to geography. GEOGRAPHICALLY, jè-ò-grâf'è-kál-¿. ad. In a geographical manner. GEOGRAPHY, je-ôg'grå-fè. s.(116) (257). GEOLOGY je-ôl'ò-jè. s. The doctrine of Knowledge of the earth. the earth. A for GEOMANCER, jè'ò-mân-sûr. s. GEOMETRICAL, je-o-mêt'trè-kål. GENTLY, jént'le. ad. Softly, meekly, GEOMETRICIAN, jé-om-e-trish'ân. s. tenderly; softly, without violence. GENTRY, jen'trè. s. Class of people One skilled in geometry. 2 Z |