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Gabarage
A kind of coarse cloth for packing goods.
Gabionade
A traverse made with gabions between guns or on their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire.
Gaddingly
In a roving, idle manner.
gaffe
A socially awkward or tactless act.
gaga
mentally or physically infirm with age.
Gager
A measurer. See .
Gallantness
The quality of being gallant.
Galoshe
Same as .
Galvanology
A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its phenomena.
Galvanoscopy
The use of galvanism in physiological experiments.
Gamely
In a plucky manner; spiritedly.
Garvie
The sprat; -- called also , and .
Gastronomy
The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good cheer.
Gastrula
An embryonic form having its origin in the invagination or pushing in of the wall of the planula or blastula (the ) on one side, thus giving rise to a double-walled sac, with one opening or mouth (the ) which leads into the cavity (the ) lined by the inner wall (the ). See under . In a more general sense, an ideal stage in embryonic development. See .
Gavel
A gable.
Gavel
Tribute; toll; custom. See .
Gavial
A large Asiatic crocodilian (); -- called also , and .
Gelding
from ,
Genearch
The chief of a family or tribe.
Gentilesse
Gentleness; courtesy; kindness; nobility.
Gepound
See .
Gerbera
A genus of South African or Asiatic herbs having showy daisy-like flowers; it includes some of the African daisies.
Germ
That which is to develop a new individual; ; the earliest form under which an organism appears.
Germless
Without germs.
Gesticulator
One who gesticulates.
Gestural
Relating to gesture.
Ghostliness
The quality of being ghostly.
Gibbon
Any arboreal ape of the genus , of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have very long arms, adapted for climbing.
Giblet
Made of giblets; .
Gin
If.
Glance
To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash.
Gleed
A live or glowing coal; a glede.
Gleet
A transparent mucous discharge from the membrane of the urethra, commonly an effect of gonorrhea.
Glidden
of .
Gloom
To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
Glumal
Characterized by a glume, or having the nature of a glume.
Glycyrrhizimic
From, or pertaining to, glycyrrhizin; .
Gneissic
Relating to, or resembling, gneiss; consisting of gneiss.
Godliness
Careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of God; the state or quality of being godly; piety.
Godly
Piously; devoutly; righteously.
Goggled
Prominent; staring, as the eye.
Goloshe
See .
Good-naturedly
With mildness of temper.
Goods
See , , 3.
gourmandize
Same as .
Gourmet
A connoisseur in eating and drinking; an epicure.
Gowany
Having, abounding in, or decked with, daisies.
Graduated
Marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into grades.
Gramineal
Gramineous.
Grammaticize
To render grammatical.
Grangerize
To collect (illustrations from books) for decoration of other books.
granular
Consisting of, or resembling, grains; .
Grapsoid
Pertaining to the genus Grapsus or the family .
Grassy
Covered with grass; abounding with grass; .
Gratified
Pleased; indulged according to desire.
Graving
The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, especially by incision or in intaglio.
Great-bellied
Having a great belly; bigbellied; pregnant; teeming.
Grias
The genus of trees including the anchovy pear tree , whose fruit is somewhat like the mango.
Griefless
Without grief.
Grindelia
The dried stems and leaves of tarweed (), used as a remedy in asthma and bronchitis.
Grumpy
Surly; dissatisfied; grouty.
Grundsel
Groundsel.
Guess rope
A guess warp.
Guidguid
A South American ant bird of the genus ; -- called also .
Guinea-pig director
A director (usually one holding a number of directorships) who serves merely or mainly for the fee (in England, often a guinea) paid for attendance.
Gule
The throat; the gullet.
Gunnery
That branch of military science which comprehends the theory of projectiles, and the manner of constructing and using ordnance.
Gustatory
Pertaining to, or subservient to, the sense of taste; .
Gutta
A drop.
Gymnophthalmata
A group of acalephs, including the naked-eyed medus; the hydromedus. Most of them are known to be the free-swimming progeny (gonophores) of hydroids.
Gypsography
The act or art of engraving on gypsum.
Gyrate
Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.