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Chapter 690
[He] grinte with his teeth, so was he wroth. Chaucer.
Grinting <Xpage=651>
Grint"ing (?) , n. Grinding. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Grip <Xpage=651>
Grip (?) , n. [L. gryps , gryphus . See Griffin , Grype .] (Zo\'94l.) The griffin. [Obs.]
Grip <Xpage=651>
Grip , n. [Cf. AS. grip furrow, hitch, D. greb .] A small ditch or furrow.
Ray.
Grip <Xpage=651>
Grip , v. t. To trench; to drain.
Grip <Xpage=651>
Grip , n. [AS. gripe . Cf. Grip , v. t. , Gripe , v. t. ] 1. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
2. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip .
3. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword .
4. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
Grip <Xpage=651>
Grip , v. t. [From Grip a grasp; or P. gripper to seize; -- of German origin. See Gripe , v. t. ] To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
Gripe <Xpage=651>
Gripe (?) , n. [See Grype .] (Zo\'94l.) A vulture; the griffin. [Obs.]
Like a white hind under the gripe's sharp claws. Shak.
Gripe's egg , an alchemist's vessel. [Obs.]
E. Jonson.
Gripe <Xpage=651>
Gripe , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Griped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Griping .] [AS. gripan ; akin to D. grijpen , G. greifen , OHG. gr<?/fan , Icel. gripa , Sw. gripe , Dan. gribe , Goth. greipan ; cf. Lith. graibyti , Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah , grabh , to seize. Cf. Grip , v. t. , Grope .]
1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.
2. To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.
Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure ? Robynson (More's Utopia).
3. To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.
How inly sorrow gripes his soul. Shak.
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Gripe , v. i. 1. To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe.
2. To suffer griping pains.
Jocke.
3. (Naut.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm.
R. H. Dana, Jr.
<-- 4. to complain -->
Gripe <Xpage=651>
Gripe , n. 1. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.
A barren scepter in my gripe . Shak.
2. That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword .
3. (Mech.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
4. Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty .
5. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural.
6. (Naut.) (a) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. (b) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. (c) pl. An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging.
Gripe penny , a miser; a niggard<-- ; a pinchpenny? -->.
D. L. Mackenzie.
Gripeful <Xpage=651>
Gripe"ful (?) , a. Disposed to gripe; extortionate.
Griper <Xpage=651>
Grip"er (?) , a. One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner.
Burton.
Gripingly <Xpage=651>
Grip"ing*ly (?) , adv. In a griping or oppressive manner.
Bacon.
Griman <Xpage=651>
Gri"man (?) , n. The man who manipulates a grip.
Grippe <Xpage=651>
Grippe (?) , n. [F.] (Med.) The influenza or epidemic catarrh.
Dunglison.
Gripper <Xpage=651>
Grip"per (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, grips or seizes.
2. pl. In printing presses, the fingers or nippers.
Gripple <Xpage=651>
Grip"ple (?) , n. A grasp; a gripe. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Gripple <Xpage=651>
Grip"ple , a. [Dim. fr. gripe.] Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Grippleness <Xpage=651>
Grip"ple*ness , n. The quality of being gripple. [Obs.]
Gripsack <Xpage=651>
Grip"sack` (?) , n. A traveler's handbag. [Colloq.]
Gris <Xpage=651>
Gris (?) , a. [OF. & F., fr. LL. griseus ; of German origin; cf. MHG. gris , G. greis , hoary. Cf. Grizzle .] Gray. [R.] Chaucer.
Gris <Xpage=651>
Gris (?) , n. [OF., fr. gris gray. Cf. G. grauwerk (lit. gray work) the gray skin of the Siberian squirrel. See Gris , a. ] A costly kind of fur. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Gris <Xpage=651>
Gris (gr&icr;s) , n. sing. & pl. [See Grice a pig.] A little pig. [Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
Grisaille <Xpage=651>
Gri"saille` (?) , n. [F., from gris gray.] 1. (Fine Arts) Decorative painting in gray monochrome; -- used in English especially for painted glass.
2. A kind of French fancy dress goods.
Knight.
Grisamber <Xpage=651>
Gris"am`ber (?) , n. [See Ambergris .] Ambergris. [Obs.]
Milton.
Grise <Xpage=651>
Grise (gr&imac;s) , n. See Grice , a pig. [Prov. Eng.]
Grise <Xpage=651>
Grise (gr&imac;s ∨ gr&emac;s) , n. [Prop. pl. of gree a step.] A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. [Obs.]
Every grise of fortune Is smoothed by that below. Shak.
Griseous <Xpage=651>
Gris"e*ous (?) , a. [LL. griseus . See Gris .] Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown; grizzled or grizzly.
Maunder.
Grisette <Xpage=651>
Gri*sette" (?) , n. [F., fr. grisette a gray woolen cloth, fr. gris gray. Grisettes were so called because they wore gray gowns made of this stuff. See Gars .] A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry.
Sterne.
Griskin <Xpage=651>
Gris"kin (?) , n. [Grise a pig + -kin .] The spine of a hog. [Obs.]
Grisled <Xpage=651>
Gri"sled (?) , a. [Obs.] See Grizzled.
Grisliness <Xpage=651>
Gris"li*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being grisly; horrid.
Sir P. Sidney.
Grisly <Xpage=651>
Gris"ly (?) , a. [OE, grisly , grislich , AS. grislic , gryslic , fr. gr<?/san t o shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible, OHG. grisenl ? ch , and also AS. gre ? san to frighten, and E. gruesome .] Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter. "Grisly to behold."
Chaucer.
A man of grisly and stern gravity. Robynson (More's Utopia).
Grisly bear . (Zo\'94l.) See under Grizzly .
Grison <Xpage=651>
Gri"son (?) , n. [F., fr. grison gray, gray-haired, gris gray. See Gris .] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A South American animal of the family Mustelidae ( Galictis vittata ). It is about two feet long, exclusive of the tail. Its under parts are black. Also called South American glutton . (b) A South American monkey ( Lagothrix infumatus ), said to be gluttonous.
Grisons <Xpage=651>
Gri"sons (?) , n. pl. [F.] (Geog.) (a) Inhabitants of the eastern Swiss Alps . (b) sing. The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons.
Grist <Xpage=651>
Grist (?) , n. [AS. grist , fr. grindan . See Grind .]
1. Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces.
Get grist to the mill to have plenty in store. Tusser. Q.
2. Supply; provision.
Swift.
3. In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the three strands.
Knight.
All is grist that comes to his mill , all that he has anything to do with is a source of profit. [Colloq.] -- To bring grist to the maill , to bring profitable business into one's hands; to be a source of profit. [Colloq.] Ayliffe .
Gristle <Xpage=651>
Gris"tle (?) , n. [OE. gristel , gristil , AS. gristl ; akin to OFries. gristel , grestel . Perh. a dim. of grist but cf. OHG. krustila , krostela . Cf. Grist .] (Anat.) Cartilage. See Cartilage .
Bacon.
Gristly <Xpage=651>
Gris"tly (?) , a. (Anat.) Consisting of, or containing, gristle; like gristle; cartilaginous.
Gristmill <Xpage=651>
Grist"mill" (?) , n. A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill.
Grit <Xpage=651>
Grit (?) , n. [OE, greet , greot , sand, gravel, AS. gre\'a2t grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott , OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz , G. griess , Icel. grj\'d3t , and to E. groats , grout . See Groats , Grout , and cf. Grail gravel.] 1. Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.
2. The coarse part of meal.
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3. pl. Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.
4. (Geol.) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit ; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit .
5. Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit .
6. Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.
C. Reade. E. P. Whipple.
Grit <Xpage=652>
Grit (?) , v. i. To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread. Goldsmith.
Grit <Xpage=652>
Grit , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gritted ; p. pr. &, vb. n. Gritting .] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth . [Collog.]
Grith <Xpage=652>
Grith (?) , n. [AS. gri\'eb peace; akin to Icel. grid .] Peace; security; agreement. [Obs.]
Gower.
Gritrock, Gritstone <Xpage=652>
Grit"rock` (?) , Grit"stone` (?) n. (Geol.) See Grit , n. , 4.
Grittiness <Xpage=652>
Grit"ti*ness (?) , n. The quality of being gritty.
Gritty <Xpage=652>
Grit"ty (?) , a. 1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding. [Colloq., U. S.]
Grivet <Xpage=652>
Griv"et (?) , n. [Cf. F. grivet .] (Zo\'94l.) A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia ( Cercopithecus griseoviridis ), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was known to the ancient Egyptians. Called also tota .
Grize <Xpage=652>
Grize (?) , n. Same as 2d Grise . [Obs.]
Grizelin <Xpage=652>
Griz"e*lin (?) , a. See Gridelin .
Grizzle <Xpage=652>
Griz"zle (?) , n. [F. gris : cf. grisaille hair partly gray, fr. gris gray. See Gris , and cf. Grisaille .] Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black.
Shak.
Grizzled <Xpage=652>
Griz"zled (?) , a. Gray; grayish; sprinkled or mixed with gray; of a mixed white and black.
Grizzled hair flowing in elf locks. Sir W. Scott.
Grlzzly <Xpage=652>
Grlz"zly (?) , a. Somewhat gray; grizzled.
Old squirrels that turn grizzly . Bacon.
Grizzly bear (Zo\'94l.) , a large and ferocious bear ( Ursus horribilis ) of Western North America and the Rocky Mountains. It is remarkable for the great length of its claws.
Grizzly <Xpage=652>
Griz"zly , n. ; pl. Grizzlies (<?/) . 1. (Zo\'94l.) A grizzly bear. See under Grizzly , a.
2. pl. In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices. [Local, U. S.]
Raymond.
Groan <Xpage=652>
Groan (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Groaned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Groaning .] [OE. gronen , granen , granien , AS. gr<?/nian , fr. the root of grennian to grin. \'fb35. See 2d Grin , and cf. Grunt .] 1. To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan.
For we . . . do groan , being burdened. 2 Cor. v. 4.
He heard the groaning of the oak. Sir W. Scott.
2. To strive after earnestly, as with groans.
Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, Or that which groaneth to be so. Herbert.
Groan <Xpage=652>
Groan , v. t. To affect by groans.
Groan <Xpage=652>
Groan , n. A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong disapprobation; as, the remark was received with groans .
Such groans of roaring wind and rain. Shak.
The wretched animal heaved forth such groans . Shak.
Groanful <Xpage=652>
Groan"ful (?) , a. Agonizing; sad. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Groat <Xpage=652>
Groat (?) , n. [LG. gr\'d3te , orig., great, that is, a great piece of coin, larger than other coins in former use. See Great .] 1. An old English silver coin, equal to four pence.
2. Any small sum of money.
Groats <Xpage=652>
Groats (?) , n. pl. [OE. grot , AS. gr\'betan ; akin to Icel. grautr porridge, and to E. gritt , grout . See Grout .] Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or crushed; in high milling, cracked fragments of wheat larger than grits.
Embden groats , crushed oats.
Grocer <Xpage=652>
Gro"cer (?) , n. [Formerly written grosser, orig., one who sells by the gross , or deals by wholesale, fr. F. grossier , marchand grossier, fr. gros large, great. See Gross .] A trader who deals in tea, sugar, spices, coffee, fruits, and various other commodities.
Grocer's itch (Med.) , a disease of the akin, caused by handling sugar and treacle.
Grocery <Xpage=652>
Gro"cer*y (?) , n. ; pl. Groceries (#) . [F. grosserie wholesale. See Grocer .] 1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this sense.
A deal box . . . to carry groceries in. Goldsmith.
The shops at which the best families of the neighborhood bought grocery and millinery. Macaulay.
2. A retail grocer's shop or store. [U.s.] ;
Grog <Xpage=652>
Grog (?) , n. [So named fronm "Old Grog " a nickmname given to Admiral Vernon, in allusion to his wearing a grogram cloak in foul weather. He is said to have been the first to dilute the rum of the sailors (about 1745).] A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened; hence, any intoxicating liquor.
Grog blossom , a redness on the nose or face of persons who drink ardent spirits to excess. [Collog.]
Groggery <Xpage=652>
Grog"ger*y (?) , n. ; pl. Groggeries (#) . A grogshop . [Slang, U. S.]
Grogginess <Xpage=652>
Grog"gi*ness (?) , n. 1. State of being groggy.
2. (Man.) Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse, which causes him to move in a hobbling manner.
Groggy <Xpage=652>
Grog"gy (?) , a. 1. Overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs. [Colloq.]
2. Weakened in a fight so as to stagger; -- said of pugilists. [Cant or Slang]
3. (Man.) Moving in a hobbling manner, owing to ten der feet; -- said of a horse.
Youatt.
Grogram, Grogran <Xpage=652>
Grog"ram (?) , Grog"ran (?) , n. [OF. gros-grain , lit., gros-grain, of a coarse texture. See Gross , and Grain a kernel, and cf. Grog .] A coarse stuff made of silk and mohair, or of coarse silk.
Grogshop <Xpage=652>
Grog"shop` (?) , n. A shop or room where strong liquors are sold and drunk; a dramshop.
Groin <Xpage=652>
Groin (?) , n. [F. groin , fr. grogner to grunt, L. grunnire .] The snout of a swine. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Groin <Xpage=652>
Groin , v. i. [F. grogner to grunt, grumble.] To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Bears that groined coatinually. Spenser.
Groin <Xpage=652>
Groin , n. [Icel. grein distinction, division, branch; akin to Sw. gren , branch, space between the legs, Icel. greina to distinguish, divide, Sw. grena to branch, straddle. Cf. Grain a branch.] 1. (Anat.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.
2. (Arch.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit.
3. (Math.) The surface formed by two such vaults.
4. A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle. [Eng.]
Weale.
Groin <Xpage=652>
Groin , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Groined (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Groining .] (Arch.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins.