Chapter 663

Gin block , a simple form of tackle block, having one wheel, over which a rope runs; -- called also whip gin , rubbish pulley , and monkey wheel . -- Gin power , a form of horse power for driving a cotton gin. -- Gin race , ∨ Gin ring , the path of the horse when putting a gin in motion. Halliwell . -- Gin saw , a saw used in a cotton gin for drawing the fibers through the grid, leaving the seed in the hopper. -- Gin wheel . (a) In a cotton gin, a wheel for drawing the fiber through the grid; a brush wheel to clean away the lint. (b) (Mining) the drum of a whim.

Gin <Xpage=626>

Gin , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ginned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ginning .] 1. To catch in a trap. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

2. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton .

Ging <Xpage=626>

Ging (?) , n. Same as Gang , n. , 2. [Obs.]

There is a knot, a ging , a pack, a conspiracy against me. Shak.

Gingal <Xpage=626>

Gin*gal" (?) , n. See Jingal .

Ginger <Xpage=626>

Gin"ger (?) , n. [OE. ginger , gingever , gingivere , OF. gengibre , gingimbre , F. gingembre , L. zingiber , zingiberi , fr. Gr. <?/; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjeb\'c6l , fr. Skr. <?/<?/<?/gav\'89ra , prop., hornshaped; <?/<?/<?/ga horn + v\'89ra body.]

1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Zingiber , of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale .

2. The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale , which is much used in cookery and in medicine.

Ginger beer &or; ale , a mild beer impregnated with ginger. -- Ginger cordial , a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy. -- Ginger pop . See Ginger beer (above). -- Ginger wine , wine impregnated with ginger. -- Wild ginger (Bot.) , an American herb ( Asarum Canadense ) with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock which has a strong taste of ginger.

Gingerbread <Xpage=626>

Gin"ger*bread` (?) , n. A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and sometimes made in fanciful shapes. Gingerbread that was full fine."

Chaucer.

Gingerbread tree (Bot.) , the doom palm; -- so called from the resemblance of its fruit to gingerbread. See Doom Palm . -- Gingerbread work , ornamentation, in architecture or decoration, of a fantastic, trivial, or tawdry character.

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Gin"ger*ly , adv. [Prov. E. ginger brittle, tender; cf. dial. Sw. gingla , g\'84ngla , to go gently, totter, akin to E. gang .] Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily.

What is't that you took up so gingerly ? Shak.

Gingerness <Xpage=626>

Gin"ger*ness , n. Cautiousness; tenderness.

Gingham <Xpage=626>

Ging"ham (?) , n. [F. guingan ; cf. Jav. ginggang ; or perh . fr . Guingamp , in France.] A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven; -- distinguished from printed cotton or prints.

Ginging <Xpage=626>

Ging"ing (?) , n. (Mining) The lining of a mine shaft with stones or bricks to prevent caving.

Gingival <Xpage=626>

Gin"gi*val (?) , a. [L. gingiva the gum.] Of or pertaining to the gums.

Holder.

Gingle <Xpage=626>

Gin"gle (?) , n. & v. [Obs.] See Jingle .

Ginglyform <Xpage=626>

Gin"gly*form (?) , a. (Anat.) Ginglymoid.

Ginglymodi <Xpage=626>

Gin`gly*mo"di (?) , n. [NL.; cf. Gr. <?/ ginglymoid. See Ginglymoid .] (Zo\'94l.) An order of ganoid fishes, including the modern gar pikes and many allied fossil forms. They have rhombic, ganoid scales, a heterocercal tail, paired fins without an axis, fulcra on the fins, and a bony skeleton, with the vertebr\'91 convex in front and concave behind, forming a ball and socket joint. See Ganoidel .

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Gin"gly*moid (?) , Gin`gly*moid"al (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ ginglymus + <?/ form: cf. F. ginglymoide , ginglymo\'8bdal .] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a ginglymus, or hinge joint; ginglyform.

Ginglymus <Xpage=626>

Gin"gly*mus (?) , n. ; pl. Ginglymi (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a hingelike joint, a ball and socket joint.] (Anat.) A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle.

Ginhouse <Xpage=626>

Gin"house` (?) , n. A building where cotton is ginned.

Ginkgo <Xpage=626>

Gink"go (?) , n. ; pl. Ginkgoes (#) . [Chin., silver fruit.] (Bot.) A large ornamental tree ( Ginkgo biloba ) from China and Japan, belonging to the Yew suborder of Conifer\'91 . Its leaves are so like those of some maidenhair ferns, that it is also called the maidenhair tree .

Ginnee <Xpage=626>

Gin"nee (?) , n. ; pl. Ginn (<?/) . See Jinnee .

Ginnet <Xpage=626>

Gin"net (?) , n. See Genet , a horse.

Ginning <Xpage=626>

Gin"ning (?) , n. [See Gin , v. i. ] Beginning. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Ginny-carriage <Xpage=626>

Gin"ny-car`riage (<?/) , n. A small, strong carriage for conveying materials on a railroad. [Eng.]

Ginseng <Xpage=626>

Gin"seng (?) , n. [Chinese.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Aralia , the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant ( Aralia Schinseng ) has become so rare that the American ( A. quinquefolia ) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.

Ginshop <Xpage=626>

Gin"shop` (?) , n. A shop or barroom where gin is sold as a beverage. [Colloq.]

Gip <Xpage=626>

Gip (?) , v. t. To take out the entrails of (herrings).

Gip <Xpage=626>

Gip , n. A servant. See Gyp .

Sir W. Scott.

Gipoun <Xpage=626>

Gi*poun" (?) , n. [See Jupon .] A short cassock. [Written also gepoun , gypoun , jupon , juppon .] [Obs.]

Gipser, Gipsire <Xpage=626>

Gip"ser (?) , Gip"sire (?) , n. [F. gibeci\'8are a game pouch or game pocket. Cf. Gibbier .] A kind of pouch formerly worn at the girdle.

Ld. Lytton.

A gipser all of silk, Hung at his girdle, white as morn\'82 milk. Chaucer.

Gipsy <Xpage=626>

Gip"sy (?) , n. a.. See Gypsy .

Gipsyism <Xpage=626>

Gip"sy*ism (?) , n. See Gypsyism .

Giraffe <Xpage=626>

Gi*raffe" (?) , n. [F. girafe , Sp. girafa , from Ar. zur\'befa , zar\'befa .] (Zo\'94l.) An African ruminant ( Camelopardalis giraffa ) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest of animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs.

Girandole <Xpage=626>

Gir"an*dole (?) , n. [F. See Gyrate .]

1. An ornamental branched candlestick.

2. A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form.

3. (Pyrotechny) A kind of revolving firework.

4. (Fort.) A series of chambers in defensive mines.

Farrow.

Girasole Girasol <Xpage=626>

Gir"a*sole Gir"a*sol (?) , n. [It. girasole , or F. girasol , fr. L. gyrare to turn around + sol sun.]

1. (Bot.) See Heliotrope . [Obs.]

2. (Min.) A variety of opal which is usually milk white, bluish white, or sky blue; but in a bright light it reflects a reddish color.

Gird <Xpage=626>

Gird (?) , n. [See Yard a measure.]

1. A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

Conscience . . . is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels. Tillotson.

2. A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.

I thank thee for that gird , good Tranio. Shak.

Gird <Xpage=626>

Gird , v. t. [See Gird , n. , and cf. Girde , v. ]

1. To strike; to smite. [Obs.]

To slay him and to girden off his head. Chaucer.

2. To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.

Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods. Shak.

Gird <Xpage=626>

Gird , v. i. To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.

Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me. Shak.

Gird <Xpage=626>

Gird (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Girt (?) or Girded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Girding .] [OE. girden , gurden , AS. gyrdan ; akin to OS. gurdian , D. gorden , OHG. gurten , G. g\'81rten , Icel. gyr<?/a , Sw. gjorda , Dan. giorde , Goth. biga\'a1rdan to begird, and prob. to E. yard an inclosure. Cf. Girth , n. & v. , Girt , v. t. ] 1. To encircle or bind with any flexible band.

2. To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.

3. To surround; to encircle, or encompass.

That Nyseian isle, Girt with the River Triton. Milton.

4. To clothe; to swathe; to invest.

I girded thee about with fine linen. Ezek. xvi. 10.

The Son . . . appeared Girt with omnipotence. Milton.

5. To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest .

Thou hast girded me with strength. Ps. xviii. 39.

To gird on , to put on; to fasten around or to one securely, like a girdle; as, to gird on armor or a sword.

Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. 1 Kings xx. 11.

-- To gird up , to bind tightly with a girdle; to support and strengthen, as with a girdle.

He girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab. 1 Kings xviii. 46.

Gird up the loins of your mind. 1 Pet. i. 13.

-- Girt up ; prepared or equipped, as for a journey or for work, in allusion to the ancient custom of gathering the long flowing garments into the girdle and tightening it before any exertion; hence, adjectively, eagerly or constantly active; strenuous; striving. "A severer, more girt-up way of living." J. C. Shairp.

Girder <Xpage=626>

Gird"er (?) , n. [From Gird to sneer at.] One who girds; a satirist.

Girder <Xpage=626>

Gird"er , n. [From Gird to encircle.]

1. One who, or that which, girds.

2. (Arch. & Engin.) A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder . See Illusts . of Frame , and Doubleframed floor , under Double .

Bowstring girder , Box girder , etc. See under Bowstring , Box , etc. -- Girder bridge . See under Bridge . -- Lattice girder , a girder consisting of longitudinal bars united by diagonal crossing bars. -- Half-lattice girder , a girder consisting of horizontal upper and lower bars connected by a series of diagonal bars sloping alternately in opposite directions so as to divide the space between the bars into a series of triangles. Knight . -- Sandwich girder , a girder consisting of two parallel wooden beams, between which is an iron plate, the whole clamped together by iron bolts.

Girding <Xpage=626>

Gird"ing , n. That with which one is girded; a girdle.

Instead of a stomacher, a girding of sackcloth. Is. iii. 24.

Girdle <Xpage=626>

Gir"dle (?) , n. A griddle. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Girdle <Xpage=626>

Gir"dle , n. [OE. gurdel , girdel , AS. gyrdel , fr. gyrdan ; akin to D. gordel , G. g\'81rtel , Icel. gyr<?/ill . See Gird , v. t. , to encircle, and cf. Girth , n. ]

1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus.

Within the girdle of these walls. Shak.

Their breasts girded with golden girdles . Rev. xv. 6.

2. The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic]

Bacon.

From the world's girdle to the frozen pole. Cowper.

That gems the starry girdle of the year. Campbell.

3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust . of Brilliant .

Knight.

4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone.

Raymond.

5. (Zo\'94l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.

Girdle bone (Anat.) , the sphenethmoid. See under Sphenethmoid . -- Girdle wheel , a spinning wheel. -- Sea girdle (Zo\'94l.) , a ctenophore. See Venus's girdle , under Venus . -- Shoulder , Pectoral , &and; Pelvic , girdle . (Anat.) See under Pectoral , and Pelvic . -- To have under the girdle , to have bound to one, that is, in subjection.

Girdle <Xpage=626>

Gir"dle , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Girdled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Girdling (?) .] 1. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird.

Shak.

2. To inclose; to environ; to shut in.

Those sleeping stones, That as a waist doth girdle you about. Shak.

3. To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it. [U. S.]

Girdler <Xpage=626>

Gir"dler (?) , n. 1. One who girdles.

2. A maker of girdles.

3. (Zo\'94l.) An American longicorn beetle ( Oncideres cingulatus ) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larv\'91.

Girdlestead <Xpage=626>

Gir"dle*stead (?) , n. [ Girdle + stead place.]

1. That part of the body where the girdle is worn. [Obs.]

Sheathed, beneath his girdlestead . Chapman.

2. The lap. [R.]

There fell a flower into her girdlestead . Swinburne.

Gire <Xpage=626>

Gire (?) , n. [Obs.] See Gyre .

Girkin <Xpage=626>

Gir"kin (?) , n. [Obs.] See Gherkin .

Girl <Xpage=626>

Girl (?) , n. [OE. girle , gerle , gurle , a girl (in sense 1): cf. LG. g\'94r child.]

1. A young person of either sex; a child. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

2. A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden.

3. A female servant; a maidservant. [U. S.]

4. (Zo\'94l.) A roebuck two years old. [Prov. Eng.]

Girlhood <Xpage=626>

Girl"hood (?) , n. State or time of being a girl.

Girlish <Xpage=626>

Girl"ish , a. Like, or characteristic of, a girl; of or pertaining to girlhood; innocent; artless; immature; weak; as, girlish ways; girlish grief. -- Girl"ish*ly , adv. -- Girl"ish*ness , n.

Girlond <Xpage=626>

Gir"lond (?) , n. [See Garland , n. ] A garland; a prize. [Obs.]

Chapman.

Girn <Xpage=626>

Girn (?) , v. i. [See Grin , n. ] To grin. [Obs.]

Girondist <Xpage=626>

Gi*ron"dist (?) , n. [F. Girondiste .] A member of the moderate republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of La Gironde.

Girondist <Xpage=626>

Gi*ron"dist , a. Of or pertaining to the Girondists. [Written also Girondin .]

Girrock <Xpage=626>

Gir"rock (?) , n. [Cf. Prov. F. chicarou .] (Zo\'94l.) A garfish.

Johnson.

Girt <Xpage=626>

Girt (?) , imp. & p. p. of Gird .

Girt <Xpage=626>

Girt , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Girted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Girting .] [From Girt , n. , cf. Girth , v. ] To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree .

We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt thee with the sword. Shak.

Girt <Xpage=626>

Girt , a. (Naut.) Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide.

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Girt <Xpage=627>

Girt (?) , n. Same as Girth .

Girth <Xpage=627>

Girth (?) , n. [Icel. gj\'94r<?/ girdle, or ger<?/ girth; akin to Goth. ga\'a1rda girdle. See Gird to girt, and cf. Girdle , n. ] 1. A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.

2. The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of anything.

He's a lu sty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth . Addison.

3. A small horizontal brace or girder.

Girth <Xpage=627>

Girth , v. t. [From Girth , n. , cf. Girt , v. t. ] To bind as with a girth. [R.]

Johnson.

Girtline <Xpage=627>

Girt"line` (?) , n. (Naut.) A gantline.

Hammock girtline , a line rigged for hanging out hammocks to dry.

Gisarm <Xpage=627>

Gis*arm" (?) , n. [OF. gisarme , guisarme .] (Medi\'91val Armor) A weapon with a scythe-shaped blade, and a separate long sharp point, mounted on a long staff and carried by foot soldiers.

Gise <Xpage=627>