Chapter 688

Green"stone` (gr&emac;n"st&omac;n`) , n. [So called from a tinge of green in the color.] (Geol.) A name formerly applied rather loosely to certain dark-colored igneous rocks, including diorite, diabase, etc.

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

Green"sward` (-sward') n. Turf green with grass.

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

Greenth (gr&emac;nth) , n. [Cf. Growth.] The state or quality of being green; verdure. [R.]

The greenth of summer. G. Eliot.

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

Green"weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) See Greenbroom .

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

Green"wood` (?) , n. A forest as it appears is spring and summer.

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

Green"wood` , a. Pertaining to a greenwood; as, a greenwood shade .

Dryden.

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

Greet (?) , a. Great. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

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

Greet , v. i. [OE. greten , AS. gr?tan , gr?lan ; akin to Icel. grata , Sw. gi?ta , Dan. gr?de , Goth. gr?ctan ; cf. Skr. hr?d to sound, roar. &root;50.] To weep; to cry; to lament. [Obs. or Scot.] [Written also greit .]

Spenser.

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

Greet , n. Mourning. [Obs.]

Spenser.

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

Greet , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Greeted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Greeting .] [OE. greten , AS. gr ? tan to address, approach; akin to OS. gr<?/tian , LG\'3e gr\'94ten , D. groeten , OHG. gruozzen , G. gr\'81ssen . &root;50.] 1. To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes; to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with friendship; to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or through the intervention of another, or by writing or token.

My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. Shak.

2. To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the heart glad.

In vain the spring my senses greets . Addison.

3. To accost; to address.

Pope.

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Greet <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

Greet (?) , v. i. To meet and give salutations.

There greet in silence, as the dead are wont, And sleep in peace. Shak.

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Greet , n. Greeting. [Obs.]

F. Beaumont.

Greeter <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

Greet"er (?) , n. One who greets or salutes another.

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Greet"er , n. One who weeps or mourns. [Obs.]

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Greet"ing , n. Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a compliment from one absent.

Write to him . . . gentle adieus and greetings. Shak.

Syn. -- Salutation; salute; compliment.

Greeve <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

Greeve (?) , n. See Grieve , an overseer.

Greeze <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

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

The top of the ladder, or first greeze , is this. Latimer.

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Gref"fi*er (?) , n. [F., from LL. grafarius , graphiarius , fr. L. graphium , a writing style; cf. F. greffe a record office. See Graft , and cf. Graffer. ] A registrar or recorder; a notary. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

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Gre"gal (?) , a. [L. gregalis, fr. grex, gregis, herd.] Pertaining to, or like, a flock.

For this gregal conformity there is an excuse. W. S. Mayo.

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Gre*ga"ri*an (?) , a. Gregarious; belonging to the herd or common sort; common. [Obs.] "The gregarian soldiers."

Howell.

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\"d8 Greg`a*ri"n\"91 (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gregarina the typical genus, fr. L. gregarius . See Gregarious .] (Zo\'94l.) An order of Protozoa, allied to the Rhizopoda, and parasitic in other animals, as in the earthworm, lobster, etc. When adult, they have a small, wormlike body inclosing a nucleus, but without external organs; in one of the young stages, they are am\'d2biform; -- called also Gregarinida , and Gregarinaria .

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Greg"a*rine (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Gregarin\'91. -- n. One of the Gregarin\'91.

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\"d8Greg`a*rin"i*da (?) Gregarin\'91.

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Gre*ga"ri*ous (?) , a. [L. gregarius , fr. grex , gregis , herd; cf. Gr. <?/ to assemble, Skr. jar to approach. Cf. Congregate , Egregious .] Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living alone. Burke .

No birds of prey are gregarious . Ray.

<-- 2. (of people) enjoying companionship; sociable; not solitary.

3. (of plants) growing in clusters. -->

-- Gre*ga"ri*ous*ly , adv. -- Gre-ga'ri-ous-ness , n.

Grege <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

Grege (?) , Greg"ge (<?/) , v. t. [OE. gregier to burden.] To make heavy; to increase. [Obs.]

Wyclif.

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Greg"goe (?) , Gre"go (?) , n. [Prob. fr, It. Greco Greek, or Sp. Griego , or Pg. Grego .] A short jacket or cloak, made of very thick, coarse cloth, with a hood attached, worn by the Greeks and others in the Levant. [Written also griego .]

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Gre*go"ri*an (?) , a. [NL. Gregorianus, fr. Gregorius Gregory, Gr. <?/: cf. F. gr\'82gorien .] Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name.

Gregorian calendar , the calendar as reformed by Pope Gregory XIII. in 1582, including the method of adjusting the leap years so as to harmonize the civil year with the solar, and also the regulation of the time of Easter and the movable feasts by means of epochs. See Gregorian year (below). -- Gregorian chant (Mus. ) , plain song, or canto fermo, a kind of unisonous music, according to the eight celebrated church modes, as arranged and prescribed by Pope Gregory I. (called "the Great") in the 6th century. -- Gregorian modes , the musical scales ordained by Pope Gregory the Great, and named after the ancient Greek scales, as Dorian, Lydian, etc. -- Gregorian telescope (Opt.) , a form of reflecting telescope, named from Prof. James Gregory , of Edinburgh, who perfected it in 1663. A small concave mirror in the axis of this telescope, having its focus coincident with that of the large reflector, transmits the light received from the latter back through a hole in its center to the eyepiece placed behind it. -- Gregorian year , the year as now reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar. Thus, every year, of the current reckoning, which is divisible by 4, except those divisible by 100 aud not by 400, has 366 days; all other years have 365 days. See Bissextile , and Note under Style , n. , 7.

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Greil"lade (?) , n. (Metal.) Iron ore in coarse powder, prepared for reduction by the Catalan process.

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Grei"sen (?) , n. (Min.) A crystalline rock consisting of quarts and mica, common in the tin regions of Cornwall and Saxony.

Greit <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

Greit (?) , v. i. See Greet , to weep.

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Greith (?) , v. t. [Icel. grct?a : cf. AS. ger?dan to arrange; pref. ge- + r<?/de ready. Cf. Ready. ] To make ready; -- often used reflexively. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

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Greith , n. [Icel. grci?i . See Greith , v. ] Goods; furniture. [Obs.] See Graith .

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Gre"mi*al (?) , a. [L. gremium lap, bosom.] Of or pertaining to the lap or bosom. [R.]

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Gre"mi*al , n. 1. A bosom friend. [Obs.]

Fuller.

2. (Ecol.) A cloth, often adorned with gold or silver lace, placed on the bishop's lap while he sits in celebrating mass, or in ordaining priests.

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Gre*nade" (?) , n. [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or Sp. granada ; orig., filled with seeds. So called from the resemblanse of its shape to a pomegranate. See Carnet , Grain a kernel, and cf. Pomegranate .] (Min.) A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among enemies.

Hand grenade . (a) A small grenade of iron or glass, usually about two and a half inches in diameter, to be thrown from the hand into the head of a sap, trenches, covered way, or upon besiegers mounting a breach. (b) A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a glass bottle containing water and gas. It is thrown into the flames. Called also fire grenade . Rampart grenades , grenades of various sizes, which, when used, are rolled over the pararapet in a trough.

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Gren`a*dier" (?) , n. [F. grenadier. See Grenade .] 1. (Mil.) Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of the line, and wearing a peculiar uniform. In modern times, a member of a special regiment or corps; as, a grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier Guards of the British army, etc.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Any marine fish of the genus Macrurus , in which the body and tail taper to a point; they mostly inhabit the deep sea; -- called also onion fish , and rat-tail fish .

3. (Zo\'94l.) A bright-colored South African grosbeak ( Pyromelana orix ), having the back red and the lower parts black.

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Gren`a*dil"lo (?) , n. [Sp. granadillo.] A handsome tropical American wood, much used for making flutes and other wind instruments; -- called also Grenada cocos , or cocus , and red ebony .

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Gren`a*dine" (?) , n. [F.] 1. A thin gauzelike fabric of silk or wool, for women's wear.

2. A trade name for a dyestuff, consisting essentially of impure fuchsine.

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Grenado <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

Gre*na"do (?) , n. Same as Grenade .

Grene <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

Grene (?) , a. Green. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Gres <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

Gres (?) , n. Grass. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

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Gres*so"ri*al (?) , Gres*so"ri*ous (?) , a. [L. gressus , p. p. of gradi to step, go.] (Zool.) Adapted for walking; anisodactylous; as the feet of certain birds and insects. See Illust . under Aves .

Gret, Grete <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

Gret (?) , Grete (<?/) , a. Great. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Gretto <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

Gret"to (?) , obs. imp. of Greet , to salute.

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

Chaucer.

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Grew (?) , imp. of Grow.

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Grew"some (?) , Grue'some , a. [From a word akin to Dan. gru horror, terror + -some ; cf. D. gruwzaam , G. grausam . Cf. Grisly .] Ugly; frightful.

Grewsome sights of war. C. Kingsley.

Grey <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

Grey (?) , a. See Gray (the correct orthography).

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Grey"hound` (?) , n. [OE. graihund , greihound , greahund , grihond , Icel. greyhundr ; grey greyhound + hundr dog; cf. AS. gr?ghund . The origin of the first syllable is unknown.] A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments. [Written also grayhound .]

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Grey"lag` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Graylag.

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Grib"ble (?) , n. [Cf. Prov. E. grib to bite.] (Zo\'94l.) A small marine isopod crustacean ( Limnoria lignorum or L. terebrans ), which burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber, such as the piles of wharves, both in Europe and America.

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Grice (?) , n. [OE. gris , grise ; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. gr?ss , Sw. gris , Dan. grus , also Gr. ?, Skr. ghrshvi , boar. Cf. Grise , Griskin .] A little pig. [Written also grise .] [Scot.]

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

B. Jonson.

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Grid (?) , n. A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron.

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Grid"dle (?) , n. [OE. gredil , gredl , gridel , of Celtic origin; cf. W. greidell , Ir. greideal , greideil , griddle, gridiron, greadaim I burn, scorch. Cf. Gridiron .] 1. An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes.

2. A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners.

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Grid"dle*cake` (?) , n. A cake baked or fried on a griddle, esp. a thin batter cake, as of buckwheat or common flour.

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Gride (?) , e. i. [ imp. & p. p. Grided ; p. pr. & vb. n. Griding .] [For gird, properly, to strike with a rod. See Yard a measure, and cf. Grid to strike, sneer.] To cut with a grating sound; to cut; to penetrate or pierce harshly; as, the griding sword .

Milton.

That through his thigh the mortal steel did gride . Spenser.

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Grade , n. A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.

The grade of hatchets fiercely thrown. On wigwam log, and tree, and stone. Whittier.

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Grid"e*lin (?) , n. [F. gris de lin gray of flax, flax gray.] A color mixed of white, and red, or a gray violet. [Written also gredaline , grizelin .]

Dryden.

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Grid"i`ron (?) , n. [OE. gredire , gredirne , from tthe same source as E. griddle , but the ending wass confused with E. iron . See Griddle .] 1. A grated iron utensil for broiling flesh and fish over coals.

2. (Naut.) An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.

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