Chapter 686

Grayness <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Gray"ness , n. The quality of being gray.

Gtraystone <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Gtray"stone` (?) , n. (Geol.) A grayish or greenish compact rock, composed of feldspar and augite, and allied to basalt.

Graywacke <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Gray"wacke` (?) , n. [G. grauwacke ; grau gray + wacke wacke. See Gray , and Wacke , and cf. Grauwacke .] (Geol.) A conglomerate or grit rock, consisting of rounded pebbles sand firmly united together.

&hand; This term, derved from the grauwacke of German miners, was formerly applied in geology to different grits and slates of the Silurian series; but it is now seldom used.

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Graze (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Grazed (<?/); p. pr. & vb. n. Grazing.] [OE. grasen, AS. grasian, fr. gr?s grass. See Grass.] 1. To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.

A field or two to graze his cows. Swift.

2. To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to browse.

The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead. Pope.

3. To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.

When Jacob grazed his uncle Laban's sheep. Shak.

4. To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall .

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Graze , v. i. 1. To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle graze on the meadows .

2. To yield grass for grazing. The ground cortinueth the wet, whereby it will never graze to purpose.

Bacon.

3. To touch something lightly in passing.

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Graze , n. 1. The act of grazing; the cropping of grass. [Colloq.]

Turning him out for a grace on the common. T. Hughes.

2. A light touch; a slight scratch.

Grazer <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Graz"er (?) , n. One that grazes; a creature which feeds on growing grass or herbage.

The cackling goose, Close grazer , finds wherewith to ease her want. J. Philips.

Grazier <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Gra"zier (?) , n. One who pastures cattle, and rears them for market.

The inhabitants be rather . . . graziers than plowmen. Stow.

Grazing <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Graz"ing (?) , n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, grazes.

2. A pasture; growing grass.

Grazioso <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Gra"zi*o"so (?) , adv. [It., adj. See Gracious.] ( Mus. ) Gracefully; smoothly; elegantly.

Gre <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Gre (?) , n. See Gree , a step. [Obs.]

Gre <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Gre , n. See Gree , good will . [Obs.]

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Grease (gres) , n. [OE. grese, grece, F. graisse; akin to gras fat, greasy, fr. LL. grassus thick, fat, gross, L. crassus . Cf. Crass .] 1. Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind.

2. (Far.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration, and fungous excrescences.

Grease bush . (Bot.) Same as Grease wood (below). -- Grease moth (Zo\'94l.) , a pyralid moth ( Aglossa pinguinalis ) whose larva eats greasy cloth, etc. -- Grease wood (Bot.) , a scraggy, stunted, and somewhat prickly shrub ( Sarcobatus vermiculatus ) of the Spinach family, very abundant in alkaline valleys from the upper Missouri to California. The name is also applied to other plants of the same family, as several species of Atriplex and Obione .

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Grease (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Greased (grezd or gresd) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Greasing .]

1. To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat; to lubricate; as, to grease the wheels of a wagon .

2. To bribe; to corrupt with presents.

The greased advocate that grinds the poor. Dryden.

3. To cheat or cozen; to overreach. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

4. (Ear.) To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.

To grease in the hand , to corrupt by bribes.

Usher.

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Greas"er (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery, engines, carriages, etc.

2. A nickname sometimes applied in contempt to a Mexican of the lowest type. [Low, U. S.]

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Greas"i*ly (?) , adv. 1. In a greasy manner.

2. In a gross or indelicate manner. [Obs.]

You talk greasily ; your lips grow foul. Shak.

Greasiness <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Greas"i*ness , n. The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness; grossness.

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Greas"y (?) , a. [Compar. Greasier (<?/); superl. Greasiest.] 1. Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish .

2. Smeared or defiled with grease.

With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. Shak.

3. Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the touch, as is mineral soapstone.

4. Fat of body; bulky . [R.]

Shak.

5. Gross; indelicate; indecent. [Obs.]

Marston.

6. (Far.) Affected with the disease called grease ; as, the heels of a horse. See Grease , n. , 2.

Great <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Great (?) , a. [ Compar. Greater (<?/) ; superl. Greatest .] [OE. gret , great, AS. gre?t ; akin to OS. & LG. gr?t , D. groot , OHG. gr?z , G. gross . Cf. Groat the coin.] 1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length .

2. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc .

3. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.

4. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.

5. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc .

6. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; formost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc.

He doth object I am too great of birth. Shak.

7. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle .

8. Pregnant; big (with young).

The ewes great with young. Ps. lxxviii. 71.

9. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain .

We have all Great cause to give great thanks. Shak.

10. (Genealogy) Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of de scent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grand- mother's father), great-grandson, etc .

Great bear ( Astron. ), the constellation Ursa Major. -- Great cattle ( Law ), all manner of cattle except sheep and yearlings. Wharton . -- Great charter ( Eng. Hist. ), Magna Charta. -- Great circle of a sphere , a circle the plane of which passes through the center of the sphere. -- Great circle sailing , the process or art of conducting a ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc between two places. -- Great go , the final examination for a degree at the University of Oxford, England; -- called also greats . T. Hughes . -- Great guns . (Naut.) See under Gun. -- The Great Lakes the large fresh-water lakes (Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario) which lie on the northern borders of the United States. -- Great master . Same as Grand master , under Grand . -- Great organ (Mus.), the largest and loudest of the three parts of a grand organ (the others being the choir organ and the swell , and sometimes the pedal organ or foot keys), It is played upon by a separate keyboard, which has the middle position. -- The great powers (of Europe), in modern diplomacy, Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and Italy. -- Great primer . See under Type . -- Great scale ( Mus. ), the complete scale; -- employed to designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest to highest. -- Great sea , the Mediterranean sea. In Chaucer both the Black and the Mediterranean seas are so called. -- Great seal . (a) The principal seal of a kingdom or state. (b) In Great Britain, the lord chancellor (who is custodian of this seal); also, his office. <-- #sp in original, "Britain" was "Britian" --> -- Great tithes . See under Tithes. -- The great , the eminent, distinguished, or powerful. -- The Great Spirit , among the North American Indians, their chief or principal deity. -- To be great (with one), to be intimate or familiar (with him). Bacon .

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Great (?) , n. The whole.; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great .

Great-bellied <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Great"-bel`lied (?) , a. Having a great belly, bigbellied; pregnant; teeming.

Shak.

Greatcoat <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Great"coat" (?) , n. An overcoat.

Greaten <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Great"en (?) , v. t. To make great; to aggrandize; to cause to increase in size; to expand. [R.]

A minister's [business] is to greaten and exalt [his king]. Ken.

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Great"en , v. i. To become large; to dilate. [R.]

My blue eyes greatening in the looking-glass. Mrs. Browning.

Great-grandchild <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Great"-grand"child` (?) , n. The child of one's grandson or granddaughter.

Great-granddaughter <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Great"-grand"daugh`ter (?) , n. [See Great , 10.] A daughter of one's grandson or granddaughter.

Great-grandfather <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Great"-grand"fa`ther (?) , n. [See Great , 10.] The father of one's grandfather or grandmother.

Great-grandmother <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Great"-grand"moth`er (?) , n. The mother of one's grandfather or grandmother.

Great-grandson <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Great"-grand"son` (?) , n. [See Great , 10.] A son of one's grandson or granddaughter.

Great-hearted <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Great"-heart`ed (?) , a. 1. High-spirited; fearless. [Obs.]

Clarendon.

2. Generous; magnanimous; noble.

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Great"-heart`ed*ness , n. The quality of being greathearted; high-mindedness; magnanimity.

Greatly <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Great"ly , adv. 1. In a great degree; much.

I will greatly multiply thy sorrow. Gen. iii. 16.

2. Nobly; illustriously; magnanimously .

By a high fate thou greatly didst expire. Dryden.

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Great"ness , n. [AS. gre\'a0tnes .] 1. The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc .

2. Pride; haughtiness. [Obs.] </def

It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships. Bacon.

Greave <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Greave (?) , n. A grove. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Greave <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

Greave , n. [OF. greees; cf. Sp. grevas.] Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural.

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Greave , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Greaved (gr&emac;vd) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Greaving .] [From Greaves.] ( Naut. ) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.

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Greaves (gr&emac;vz) , n. pl. [Cf. dial. Sw. grevar greaves, LG. greven , G. griebe , also AS. greofa pot. Cf. Gravy. ] The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called cracklings . [Written also graves .]

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Grebe (gr&emac;b) , n. [F. gr?be , fr. Armor. krib comb; akin to kriben crest, W. crib comb, crest. So called in allusion to the crest of one species.] (Zo\'94l.) One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus Colymbus (formerly Podiceps ), aud allied genera, found in the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.

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Gre"cian" (?) , a. [Cf. Greek. ] Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek.

Grecian bend , among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.] -- Grecian fire . See Greek fire , under Greek .

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Gre"cian , n. 1. A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.

2. A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.

Acts vi. 1.

&hand; The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew in the Revised Version.

6. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history.

De Quincey.

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Gre"cism (?) , n. [Cf. F. gr\'82cisme .] An idiom of the Greek language; a Hellenism.

Addison.

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Gre"cize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Grecized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Grecizing .] [Cf. F. gr\'82ciser .] 1. To render Grecian; also, to cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form; as, the name is Grecized .

T. Warton.

2. To translate into Greek.

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Gre"cize , Gre"cian*ize (<?/) , v. i. To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech.

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Gre"co-Ro"man (?) , a. Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture .

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Grecque (gr&ecr;k) , n. [F.] An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, esp. a fret or meander,

Gree <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

Gree (?) , n. [F. gr\'82 . See Grateful, and cf. Agree. ] 1. Good will; favor; pleasure; satisfaction; -- used esp. in such phrases as: to take in gree ; to accept in gree ; that is, to take favorably. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Accept in gree , my lord, the words I spoke. Fairfax.

2. Rank; degree; position. [Obs. or Scot.]

Chaucer.

He is a shepherd great in gree . Spnser.

3. The prize; the honor of the day; as, to bear the gree , i. e. , to carry off the prize . [Obs. or Scot.]

Chaucer.

Gree <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

Gree , v. i. [From Agree. ] To agree. [Obs.]

Fuller.

Gree <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

Gree , n. ; pl. Grees (gr&emac;z) ; obs. plurals Greece (gr&emac;s) Grice (gr?s or gr?s) , Grise , Grize (gr?z or gr?z) , etc. [OF. gr\'82 , F. grade. See Grade. ] A step.

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Greece (?) , n. pl. See Gree a step. [Obs.]

Greed <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

Greed (?) , n. [Akin to Goth. gr?dus hunger, Icel. gr&amac;&edh;r . &root;34. See Greedy. ] An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain .

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Greed"i*ly (?) , adv. In a greedy manner.

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Greed"i*ness , n. [AS gr?dignes.] The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire.

Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. Shak.

Syn.-- Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity.

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Greed"y (?) , a. [ Compar. Greedier (-&icr;-&etil;r) ; superl. Greediest .] [OE. gredi , AS. gr?dig , gr?dig ; akin to D. gretig , OS. gr?dag , OHG. gr?tag , Dan. graadig , OSw. gradig , gr?dig , Icel. gra?ugr , Goth. gr?dags greedy, gr?d?n to be hungry; cf. Skr. grdh to be greedy. Cf. Greed. ] 1. Having 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 for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain .

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Greed"y-gut" (?) , n. A glutton. [Low]