GRAND-DUCALGrand"-du"cal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a grand duke. H. James.
GRANDEEGran*dee", n. Etym: [Sp. grande. See Grand.]
Defn: A man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman. In Spain, a nobleman of the first rank, who may be covered in the king's presence.
GRANDEESHIPGran*dee"ship, n.
Defn: The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship. H. Swinburne.
GRANDEURGran"deur, n. Etym: [F., fr. grand. See Grand.]
Defn: The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action. Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. Milton.
Syn.— Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness. SeeSublimity.
GRANDEVITYGran*dev"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. grandaevitas.]
Defn: Great age; long life. [Obs.] Glanvill.
GRANDEVOUS Gran*de"vous, a. Etym: [L. grandaevus; grandig grand+ aevum lifetime, age.]
Defn: Of great age; aged; longlived. [R.] Bailey.
GRANDFATHERGrand"fa"ther, n.
Defn: A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent. Grandfather longlegs. (Zoöl.) See Dady longlegs.
GRANDFATHERLYGrand"fa"ther*ly, a.
Defn: Like a grandfather in age or manner; kind; benignant;indulgent.He was a grandfatherly sort of personage. Hawthorne.
GRANDIFIC Gran*dif"ic, a. Etym: [L. grandificus; grandis grand + facere to make.]
Defn: Making great. [R.] Bailey.
GRANDILOQUENCEGran*dil"o*quence, n.
Defn: The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; — usually in a badsense.The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking. Thackeray,
GRANDILOQUENTGran*dil"o*quent, a. Etym: [L. grandis grand + logui to speak.]
Defn: Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
GRANDILOQUOUS Gran*dil"o*quous, a. Etym: [L. grandiloquus; grandis grand + loqui to apeak.]
Defn: Grandiloquent.
GRANDINOUSGran"di*nous, a. Etym: [L. grandinosus, fr. qrando, grandinis, hail.]
Defn: Consisting of hail; abounding in hail. [R.] Bailey.
GRANDIOSEGran"di*ose", a. Etym: [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See Grand.]
1. Impressive or elevating in effect; vimposing; splendid; striking; — in a good sense. The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of the whole. M. Arnold. The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. C. Kingsley.
2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; — in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style.
GRANDIOSITYGran"di*os"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. grandiosité, It. grandiosità.]
Defn: The state or quality of being grandiose,
GRANDITYGrand"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. granditas: cf. OF. granité. See Grand.]
Defn: Grandness. [Obs.] Camden.
GRANDLYGrand"ly, adv.
Defn: In a grand manner.
GRANDMA; GRANDMAMMAGrand"ma", Grand"mam*ma", n.
Defn: A grand mother.
GRAND MERCYGrand" mer"cy.
Defn: See Gramercy. [Obs.]
GRANDMOTHERGrand"moth"er, n.
Defn: The mother of one's father or mother.
GRANDMOTHERLYGrand"moth"er*ly, a.
Defn: Like a grandmother in age or manner; kind; indulgent.
GRANDNEPHEWGrand"neph"ew, n.
Defn: The grandson of one's brother or sister.
GRANDNESSGrand"ness, n.
Defn: Grandeur. Wollaston.
GRANDNIECEGrand"niece", n.
Defn: The granddaughter of one's brother or sister.
GRANDPA; GRANDPAPAGrand"pa", Grand"pa*pa", n.
Defn: A grandfather.
GRANDSIREGrand"sire", n. Etym: [OF. grantsire. See Grand, and Sire.]
Defn: Specifically, a grandfather; more generally, any ancestor.
GRANDSONGrand"son", n.
Defn: A son's or daughter's son.
GRANDUNCLEGrand"un"cle, n. Etym: [Cf. F. grand-oncle.]
Defn: father's or mother's uncle.
GRANEGrane, v. & n.
Defn: See Groan. [Obs.]
GRANGEGrange, n. Etym: [F. grange barn, LL. granea, from L. granum grain.See Grain a kernel.]
1. A building for storing grain; a granary. [Obs.] Milton.
2. A farmhouse, with the barns and other buildings for farmingpurposes.And eke an officer out for to ride, To see her granges and her berneswide. Chaucer.Nor burnt the grange, nor bussed the milking maid. Tennyson.
3. A farmhouse of a monastery, where the rents and tithes, paid in grain, were deposited. [Obs.]
4. A farm; generally, a farm with a house at a distance from neighbors.
5. An association of farmers, designed to further their interests, aud particularly to bring producers and consumers, farmers and manufacturers, into direct commercial relations, without intervention of middlemen or traders. The first grange was organized in 1867. [U. S.]
GRANGERGran"ger, n.
1. A farm steward. [Obs.]
2. A member of a grange. [U. S.]
GRANGERISMGran"ger*ism, n. Etym: [So called from the Rev. James Granger, whose"Biographical History of England" (1769) was a favorite book forillustration in this manner.]
Defn: The practice of illustrating a particular book by engravings collected from other books.
GRANGERITEGran"ger*ite, n.
Defn: One who collects illustrations from various books for the decoration of one book.
GRANGERIZEGran"ger*ize, v. t. & i.
Defn: To collect (illustrations from books) for decoration of other books. G. A. Sala.
GRANGER RAILROADS; GRANGER ROADSGran"ger railroads, or Granger roads. (Finance)
Defn: Certain railroads whose traffic largely consists in carrying the produce of farmers or grangers; — specifically applied to the Chicago & Alton; Chicago, Burlington & Quincey; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; and Chicago & Northwestern, railroads. [U. S.].
GRANGER STOCKS; GRANGER SHARESGranger stocks or shares.
Defn: Stocks or shares of the granger railroads.
GRANIFEROUS Gra*nif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. qranifer; granum grain + ferre to bear: cf. F. granifère.]
Defn: Bearing grain, or seeds like grain. Humble.
GRANIFORMGran"i*form, a. Etym: [L. granum grain + -form; cf. F. graniforme.]
Defn: Formed like of corn.
GRANILLAGra*nil"la, n. Etym: [Sp., small seed.]
Defn: Small grains or dust of cochineal or the coccus insect.
GRANITEGran"ite, n. Etym: [It. granito granite, adj., grainy, p. p. ofgranire to make grainy, fr. L. granum grain; cf. F. granit. SeeGrain.] (Geol.)
Defn: A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red color. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in planes, and therefor in being destitute of a schistose structure.
Note: Varieties containing hornblende are common. See also the Note under Mica. Gneissoid granite, granite in which the mica has traces of a regular arrangement. — Graphic granite, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged in the transverse section like oriental characters. — Porphyritic granite, granite containing feldspar in distinct crystals. — Hornblende granite, or Syenitic granite, granite containing hornblende as well as mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende replacing the mica. — Granite ware. (a) A kind of stoneware. (b) A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling granite.
GRANITE STATEGran"ite State.
Defn: New Hampshire; — a nickname alluding to its mountains, which are chiefly of granite.
GRANITE STATEGran"ite State.
Defn: New Hampshire; — a nickname alluding to its mountains, which are chiefly of granite. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
GRANITICGra*nit"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. granitique.]
1. Like granite in composition, color, etc.; having the nature of granite; as, granitic texture.
2. Consisting of granite; as, granitic mountains.
GRANITICALGra*nit"ic*al, a.
Defn: Granitic.
GRANITIFICATION Gra*nit`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Granite + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
Defn: The act or the process of forming into granite. Humble.
GRANITIFORMGra*nit"i*form, a. Etym: [Granite + -form.] (Geol.)
Defn: Resembling granite in structure or shape.
GRANITOIDGran"i*toid, a. Etym: [Granite + -oid: cf. F. granitoïde.]
Defn: Resembling granite in granular appearance; as, granitoid gneiss; a granitoid pavement.
GRANIVOROUS Gra*niv"o*rous, a. Etym: [L. granum grain + vorare to devour: cf. F. granivore.]
Defn: Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on seeds; as, granivorous birds. Gay.
GRANNAMGran"nam, n.
Defn: A grandam. [Colloq.]
GRANNYGran"ny, n.
Defn: A grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman. Granny's bend, or Granny's knot (Naut.), a kind of insecure knot or hitch; a reef knot crossed the wrong way.
GRANOLITHIC Gran`o*lith"ic, n. Etym: [L. granum a grain (or E. granite) + -lith + -ic.]
Defn: A kind of hard artificial stone, used for pavements.
GRANT Grant, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Granted; p. pr. & vb. n. Granting.] Etym: [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter, craanter, creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to promise, assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make believe, fr. L. credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See Creed, Credit.]
1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; — usually in answer to petition. Grant me the place of this threshing floor. 1 Chrcn. xxi. 22.
2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give. Wherefore did God grant me my request. Milton.
3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede. Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree. Dryden.
Syn.— To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit; allow; concede. See Give.
GRANTGrant, v. i.
Defn: To assent; to consent. [Obs.] Chaucer.
GRANT Grant, n. Etym: [OE. grant, graunt, OF. graant, creant, promise, assurance. See Grant, v. t.]
1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
4. (Law)
Defn: A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, au appropriation or conveyance made by the government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the deed or writing by which the transfer is made.
Note: Formerly, in English law, the term was specifically applied to transfrrs of incorporeal hereditaments, expectant estates, and letters patent from government and such is its present application in some of the United States. But now, in England the usual mode of transferring realty is by grant; and so, in some of the United States, the term grant is applied to conveyances of every kind of real property. Bouvier. Burrill.
GRANTABLEGrant"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being granted.
GRANTEEGran*tee", n. (Law)
Defn: The person to whom a grant or conveyance is made.His grace will not survive the poor grantee he despises. Burke.
GRANTERGrant"er, n.
Defn: One who grants.
GRANTORGrant"or, n. (Law)
Defn: The person by whom a grant or conveyance is made.
GRANULARGran"u*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. granulaire. See Granule.]
Defn: Consisting of, or resembling, grains; as, a granular substance. Granular limestone, crystalline limestone, or marble, having a granular structure.
GRANULARLYGran"u*lar*ly, adv.
Defn: In a granular form.
GRANULARYGran"u*la*ry, a.
Defn: Granular.
GRANULATEGran"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Granulated; p. pr. & vb. n.Granulating.] Etym: [See Granule.]
1. To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder, sugar, or metal.
2. To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface.
GRANULATEGran"u*late, v. i.
Defn: To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice granulates into sugar.
GRANULATE; GRANULATEDGran"u*late, Gran"u*la`ted, a.
1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.
2. Having numerous small elevations, as shagreen. Granulated steel, a variety of steel made by a particular process beginning with the granulation of pig iron.
GRANULATIONGran`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. granulation.]
1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.
2. The state of being granulated.
3. (Med.) (a) One of the small, red, grainlike prominences which form on a raw surface (that of wounds or ulcers), and are the efficient agents in the process of healing. (b) The act or process of the formation of such prominences.
GRANULE Gran"ule, n. Etym: [L. granulum, dim. of granum grain: cf. F. granule. See Grain a kernel.]
Defn: A little grain a small particle; a pellet.
GRANULIFEROUSGran`u*lif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Granule + -ferous.]
Defn: Full of granulations.
GRANULIFORMGra*nu"li*form, a. Etym: [Granule + -form.] (Min.)
Defn: Having a granular structure; granular; as, granuliform limestone.
GRANULITEGran"u*lite, n. Etym: [From Granule.] (Geol.)
Defn: A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz intimately mixed; — sometimes called whitestone, and leptynite.
GRANULOSEGran"u*lose`, n. Etym: [From Granule.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike cellulose, it is colored blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments.
GRANULOUSGran"u*lous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. granuleux.]
Defn: Full of grains; abounding with granular substances; granular.
GRAPE Grape, n. Etym: [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. Agraffe, Cramp, Grapnel, Grapple.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine.
3. (Man.)
Defn: A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse.
4. (Mil.)
Defn: Grapeshot. Grape borer. (Zoöl.) See Vine borer.— Grape curculio (Zoöl.), a minute black weevil (Craponiusinæqualis) which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes.— Grape flower, or Grape hyacinth (Bot.), a liliaceous plant(Muscari racemosum) with small blue globular flowers in a denseraceme.— Grape fungus (Bot.), a fungus (Oidium Tuckeri) on grapevines;vine mildew.— Grape hopper (Zoöl.), a Small yellow and red hemipterous insect,often very injurious to the leaves of the grapevine.— Grape moth (Zoöl.), a small moth (Eudemis botrana), which in thelarval state eats the interior of grapes, and often binds themtogether with silk.— Grape of a cannon, the cascabel or knob at the breech.— Grape sugar. See Glucose.— Grape worm (Zoöl.), the larva of the grape moth.— Soar grapes, things which persons affect to despise because theycan not possess them; — in allusion to
GRAPE FRUITGrape" fruit`.
Defn: The shaddock.
GRAPELESSGrape"less, a.
Defn: Wanting grapes or the flavor of grapes.
GRAPERYGrap"er*y, n.
Defn: A building or inclosure used for the cultivation of grapes.
GRAPESHOTGrape"shot`, n. (Mil.)
Defn: A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags.
GRAPESTONEGrape"stone`, n.
Defn: A seed of the grape.
GRAPEVINEGrape"vine`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus Vitis, having small green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called grapes.
Note: The common grapevine of the Old World is Vitis vinifera, and is a native of Central Asia. Another variety is that yielding small seedless grapes commonly called Zante currants. The northern Fox grape of the United States is the V. Labrusca, from which, by cultivation, has come the Isabella variety. The southern Fox grape, or Muscadine, is the V. vulpina. The Frost grape is V. cordifolia, which has very fragrant flowers, and ripens after the early frosts.
-GRAPH -graph ( Etym: [From Gr. gra`fein to write. See Graphic.]
Defn: A suffix signifying something written, a writing; also, a writer; as autograph, crystograph, telegraph, photograph.
GRAPHIC; GRAPHICALGraph"ic, Graph"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. graphicus, Gr. graphique. SeeGraft.]
1. Of or pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing.
2. Of or pertaining to the art of writing.
3. Written or engraved; formed of letters or lines. The finger of God hath left an inscription upon all his works, not graphical, or composed of letters. Sir T. Browne.
4. Well delineated; clearly and vividly described.
5. Having the faculty of, or characterized by, clear and impressive description; vivid; as, a gruphic writer. Graphic algebra, a branch of algebra in which, the properties of equations are treated by the use of curves and straight lines. — Graphic arts, a name given to those fine arts which pertain to the representation on a fiat surface of natural objects; as distinguished from music, etc., and also from sculpture. — Graphic formula. (Chem.) See under Formula. — Graphic granite. See under Granite. — Graphic method, the method of scientific analysis or investigation, in which the relations or laws involved in tabular numbers are represented to the eye by means of curves or other figures; as the daily changes of weather by means of curves, the abscissas of which represent the hours of the day, and the ordinates the corresponding degrees of temperature. — Graphical statics (Math.), a branch of statics, in which the magnitude, direction, and position of forces are represented by straight lines — Graphic tellurium. See Sylvanite.
GRAPHICALLYGraph"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a graphic manner; vividly.
GRAPHICNESS; GRAPHICALNESSGraph"ic*ness, Graph"ic*al*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being graphic.
GRAPHICSGraph"ics, n.
Defn: The art or the science of drawing; esp. of drawing according to mathematical rules, as in perspective, projection, and the like.
GRAPHISCOPEGraph"i*scope, n.
Defn: See Graphoscope.
GRAPHITEGraph"ite, n. Etym: [Gr. graphite. See Graphic.] (Min.)
Defn: Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead. Graphite battery (Elec.), a voltaic battery consisting of zinc and carbon in sulphuric acid, or other exciting liquid.
GRAPHITICGra*phit"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, containing, derived from, or resembling, graphite. Graphitic acid (Chem.), an organic acid, so called because obtained by the oxidation of graphite; — usually called mellitic acid. — Graphitic carbon, in iron or steel, that portion of the carbon which is present as graphite. Raymond.
GRAPHITOID; GRAPHITOIDALGraph"i*toid, Graph"i*toid"al, a.
Defn: Resembling graphite or plumbago.
GRAPHOLITEGraph"o*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite: cf. F. grapholithe.]
Defn: Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
GRAPHOLOGYGra*phol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. graphologie.]
Defn: The art of judging of a person's character, disposition, and aptitude from his handwriting.
GRAPHOPHONEGraph"o*phone, n. [Gr. to write + -phone, as in telephone.]
Defn: A kind of photograph.
GRAPHOSCOPEGraph"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]
Defn: An optical instrument for magnifying engravings, photographs, etc., usually having one large lens and two smaller ones.
GRAPHOTYPEGraph"o*type, n. Etym: [Gr. -type.] (Engraving)
Defn: A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
-GRAPHY -gra*phy. Etym: [Gr. Graphic.]
Defn: A suffix denoting the art of writing or describing; also, the writing or description itself; a treatise; as, calligraphy, biography, geography.
GRAPNEL Grap"nel, n. Etym: [OE. grapenel, dim. fr. F. grappin the grapple of a ship; of German origin. See Grape.] (Naut.)
Defn: A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; — written also grapline, and crapnel.
GRAPPLEGrap"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grappled; p. pr. & vb. n. Grappling.]Etym: [F. grappiller, OF. graypil the grapple of a ship, fr. graperto pluck, prop., to seize, clutch; of German origin. See Grape.]
1. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.
2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly. The gallies were grappled to the Centurion. Hakluyt. Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. Shak.
GRAPPLEGrap"ple, v. i.
Defn: To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another. To grapple with, to enter into contest with, resolutely and courageously. And in my standard bear the arms of York, To grapple with the house of Lancaster. Shak.
GRAPPLEGrap"ple, n. Etym: [See Grapple, v. t., and cf. Crapple.]
1. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold. Milton.
2. (a) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab. (b) (Naut.)
Defn: A grappling iron. The iron hooks and grapples keen. Spenser. Grapple plant (Bot.), a South African herb (Herpagophytum leptocarpum) having the woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle, causing intense annoyance. — Grapple shot (Life-saving Service), a projectile, to which are attached hinged claws to catch in a ship's rigging or to hold in the ground; — called also anchor shot.
GRAPPLEMENTGrapple*ment, n.
Defn: A grappling; close fight or embrace. [Obs.] Spenser.
GRAPPLINGGrap"pling, n.
1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel.
2. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear. Dryden. Grappling iron, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object. — Grappling tongs, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters.
GRAPSOIDGrap"soid, a. Etym: [NL. Grapsus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Pertaining to the genus Grapsus or the family Grapsidæ.— n.
Defn: A grapsoid crab.
GRAPTOLITEGrap"to*lite, n. Etym: [NL, Graptolithus, from Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: One of numerous species of slender and delicate fossils, of the genus Graptolites and allied genera, found in the Silurian rocks. They belong to an extinct group (Graptolithina) supposed to be hydroids.
GRAPTOLITICGrap"to*lit`ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to graptolites; containing graptolites; as, a graptolitic slate.
GRAPYGrap"y, a.
Defn: Composed of, or resembling, grapes.The grapy clusters. Addison.
GRASPGrasp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grasper; p. pr. & vb. n. Qraspine.] Etym:[OE. graspen; prob. akin to LG. grupsen, or to E. grope. Cf. Grab,Grope.]
1. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of. Thy hand is made to grasp a palmer's staff. Shak.
2. To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
GRASPGrasp, v. i.
Defn: To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive. As one that grasped And tugged for life and was by strength subdued. Shak. To grasp at, to catch at; to try to seize; as, Alexander grasped at universal empire,
GRASPGrasp, n.
1. A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms. "The grasps of love." Shak.
2. Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
3. Forcible possession; hold. The whole space that's in the tyrant's grasp. Shak.
4. Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey. The foremost minds of the next . . . era were not, in power of grasp, equal to their predecessors. Z. Taylor.
5. The handle of a sword or of an oar.
GRASPABLEGrasp"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being grasped.
GRASPERGrasp"er, n.
Defn: One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
GRASPINGGrasp"ing, a.
1. Seizing; embracing; catching.
2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is agrasping man.— Grasp"ing*ly, adv.— Grasp"ing*ness, n.
GRASPLESSGrasp"less, a.
Defn: Without a grasp; relaxed.From my graspless hand Drop friendship's precious pearls. Coleridge.
GRASS Grass, n. Etym: [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, qr, g; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr, Sw. gr, and prob. to Z. grcen, grow. Cf. Graze.]
1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts; pasture.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: An endogenous plant having simple leaves, a stem generally jointed and tubular, the husks or glumes in pairs, and the seed single.
Note: This definition includes wheat, rye, oats, barley, etc., and excludes clover and some other plants which are commonly called by the name of grass. The grasses form a numerous family of plants.
3. The season of fresh grass; spring. [Colloq.] Two years old next grass. Lathsm.
4. Metaphorically used for what is transitory. Surely the people is grass. Is. xl. 7.
Note: The following list includes most of the grasses of the United States of special interest, except cereals. Many of these terms will be found with definitions in the Vocabulary. See Illustrations in Appendix. Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent, pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass, pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as Switch grass (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. Andropogon provincialis. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint, hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing. Rocky Mts., etc. (a) Buchloë dectyloides. (b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing. Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess, or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass, (a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale. (b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel (a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum. (b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species. English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow grass. (a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina. (b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass, cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. Bouteloua oligostachya, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay. South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop. Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson grass, grazing aud hay. South and Southwest. Sorghum Halepense. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. Poa pratensis. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus, several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay. Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture, hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species. Mesquite, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass (above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay. Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass, ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea. Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica. Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of Reed canary grass. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North. Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as Gama grass (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. Deyeuxia Canadensis. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass (above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense. Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. Holcus lanatus. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass, hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not true grasses botanically considered, such as black grass, goose grass, star grass, etc. Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi), growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay. — Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the Arrhenatherum avenaceum of Europe.— Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia growing in wet ground. The European species is P. palustris; in the United States there are several species. — Grass bass (Zoöl.), the calico bass. — Grass bird, the dunlin. — Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the grass- cloth plant. — Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family (Boehmeria nivea or Urtica nivea), which grows in Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and strong fibers suited for textile purposes. — Grass finch. (Zoöl.) (a) A common American sparrow (Poöcætes gramineus); — called also vesper sparrow and bay-winged bunting. (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Poëphila, of which several species are known. — Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land and giving rich milk.— Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled. — Grass moth (Zoöl.), one of many small moths of the genus Crambus, found in grass. — Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; — used in perfumery under the name of citronella, ginger grass oil, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc. — Grass owl (Zoöl.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis). — Grass parrakeet (Zoöl.), any of several species of Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; — also applied to the zebra parrakeet. — Grass plover (Zoöl.), the upland or field plover. — Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort (Lythrum Hyssopifolia). Johnson. — Crass quit (Zoöl.), one of several tropical American finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.— Grass snake. (Zoöl.) (a) The common English, or ringed, snake (Tropidonotus natrix). (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States. See Green snake, under Green. — Grass snipe (Zoöl.), the pectoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata) — called also jacksnipe in America. — Grass spider (Zoöl.), a common spider (Agelena nævia), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered with dew. — Grass sponge (Zoöl.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge from Florida and the Bahamas. — Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth. — Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with narrow grasslike leaves. — Grass widow. Etym: [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G. strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gräsenka a grass widow.] (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.] (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her husband. [Slang.] — Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass. — To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the surface of the ground. — To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze a season, as cattle.
GRASSGrass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Grassing.]
1. To cover with grass or with turf.
2. To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.
3. To bring to the grass or ground; to land; as, to grass a fish. [Colloq.]
GRASSGrass, v. i.
Defn: To produce grass. [R.] Tusser.
GRASSATIONGras*sa"tion, n. Etym: [L. grassatio, from grassari to go about.]
Defn: A wandering about with evil intentions; a rioting. [Obs. & R.]Feltham.
GRASS-GREENGrass"-green`, a.
1. Green with grass.
2. Of the color of grass; clear and vivid green.
GRASS-GROWNGrass"-grown`, a.
Defn: Overgrown with grass; as, a grass-grown road.
GRASSHOPPERGrass"hop`per, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididæ and Locustidæ. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World. See Locust.
Note: The meadow or green grasshoppers belong to the Locustidæ. They have long antennæ, large ovipositors, and stridulating organs at the base of the wings in the male. The European great green grasshopper (Locusta viridissima) belongs to this family. The common American green species mostly belong to Xiphidium, Orchelimum, and Conocephalus.
2. In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key; — called also the hopper. Grove. Grasshopper engine, a steam engine having a working beam with its fulcrum at one end, the steam cylinder at the other end, and the connecting rod at an intermediate point. — Grasshopper lobster (Zoöl.) a young lobster. [Local, U. S.] — Grasshopper warbler (Zoöl.), cricket bird.
GRASSINESSGrass"i*ness, n. Etym: [From Grassy.]
Defn: The state of abounding with grass; a grassy state.
GRASSLESSGrass"less, a.
Defn: Destitute of grass.
GRASSPLOTGrass"plot`, n.
Defn: A plot or space covered with grass; a lawn. "Here on this grassplot." Shak.
GRASS TREE Grass" tree". (Bot.) (a) An Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grasslike leaves, from the center of which arises a long stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat like a large cat-tail. These plants are often called "blackboys" from the large trunks denuded and blackened by fire. They yield two kinds of fragrant resin, called Botany-bay gum, and Gum Acaroides. (b) A similar Australian plant (Kingia australis).
GRASSYGrass"y a.
1. Covered with grass; abounding with grass; as, a grassy lawn. Spenser.
2. Resembling grass; green.
GRATEGrate, a. Etym: [L. gratus agreeable, grateful: cf. It. & Sp. grato.See Grace, and cf. Agree.]
Defn: Serving to gratify; agreeable. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
GRATE Grate, n. Etym: [LL.. grata, fr. L. crates hurdle; or It. grata, of the same origin. Sae Crate, Hurdle.]
1. A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars, with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used ia the windows of prisons and cloisters. "A secret grate of iron bars." Shak.
2. A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning. Grate surface (Steam, Boiler) the area of the surface of the grate upon which the fuel lies in the furnace.
GRATEGrate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grated; p. pr. &. vb. n. Grating.]
Defn: To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window.
GRATE Grate, v. t. Etym: [OF grater to scrape, scratch, F. gratter, LL. gratare, cratare; of German origin; cf. OHG. chrazzon G. kratzen, D. krassen, Sw. Kratta, and perh. E. scratch.]
1. To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing. On their hinges grate Harsh thunder. Milton.
2. To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg.
3. To fret; to irritate; to offend. News, my good lord Rome . . . grates me. Shak.
GRATEGrate, v. i.
1. To make a harsh sound by friction. I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned, Or a dry wheel grate on the exletree. Shak.
2. To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or importunity. This grated harder upon the hearts of men. South.
GRATEDGrat"ed, a. Etym: [From 2d Grate.]
Defn: Furnished with a grate or grating; as, grated windows.
GRATEFUL Grate"ful, a. Etym: [Grate, a. + full; cf. F. gré thanks, good will, fr. L. gratum, neut. of gratus agreeable, grateful. See Grate, a.]
1. Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a grateful heart. A grateful mind By owing, owes not, but still pays. Milton.
2. Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying; delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the palate; grateful sleep. Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine, And grateful clusters swell. Pope.
Syn.— Thankful; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; agreeable; welcome;delightful; delicious.— Grate"ful*ly, adv.— Grate"ful*ness, n.
GRATERGrat"er, a. Etym: [From Qrate, v.]
Defn: One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs.
GRATICULATION Gra*tic"u*la"tion, n. Etym: [F. graticulation, craticulation, fr. graticuler, craticuler, to square, fr. graticule, craticule, graticule, L. craticula, dim. of crates wickerwork. See 2d Grate.]
Defn: The division of a design or draught into squares, in order the more easily to reproduce it in larger or smaller dimensions.
GRATICULEGrat"i*cule, n. Etym: [F. See Graticulation.]
Defn: A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions.
GRATIFICATIONGrat"i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. gratificatio: cf. F. gratification.]
1. The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart.
2. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
3. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity. Bp. Morton.
GRATIFIEDGrat"i*fied, a.
Defn: Pleased; indulged according to desire.
Syn.— Glad; pleased. See Glad.
GRATIFIERGrat"i*fi"er, n.
Defn: One who gratifies or pleases.
GRATIFYGrat"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gratified; p. pr. & vb. n.Gratifying.] Etym: [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus pleasing + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, etc. For who would die to gratify a foe Dryden.
2. To requite; to recompense. [Obs.] It remains . . . To gratify his noble service. Shak.
Syn. — To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense. — To Gratify, Indulge, Humor. Gratify, is the generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure communicated. To indulge a person implies that we concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses which he could not claim, and which had better, perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to the varying moods, and, perhaps, caprices, of others. We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and exacting.
GRATINGra`tin", n. [F.] (Cookery)
Defn: The brown crust formed upon a gratinated dish; also, dish itself, as crusts bread, game, or poultry.
GRATINATEGrat"i*nate, v. t. [F. gratiner, v.i., to form a crust.] (Cookery)
Defn: To cook, as macaroni, in a savory juice or sauce until juice is absorbed and a crisp surface forms.
GRATINGGrat"ing, n. Etym: [See 2d Grate.]
1. A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent.
2. (Optics) A system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction; — called also diffraction grating.
3. pl. (Naut.) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable Lattice used for the flooring of boats.
GRATINGGrat"ing, a. Etym: [See Grate to rub harshy.]
Defn: That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh.— Grat"ing*ly, adv.
GRATINGGrat"ing, n.
Defn: A harsh sound caused by attrition.
GRATIOLINGra*ti"o*lin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: One of the essential principles of the hedge hyssop (Gratiola officinalis).
GRATIS Gra"tis, adv. Etym: [L., contr. fr. gratiis out of favor or kindness, without recompense, for nothing, fr. gratia favor. See Grace.]
Defn: For nothing; without fee or recompense; freely; gratuitously.
GRATITUDE Grat"i*tude, n. Etym: [F. gratitude, LL. gratitudo, from gratus agreeable, grateful. See Grate, a.]
Defn: The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received; thankfulness. The debt immense of endless gratitude. Milton.
GRATUITOUSGra*tu"i*tous a. Etym: [L. gratuitus, from gratus pleasing. SeeGrate, a., Gratis.]
1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice. We mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for the fruits of our own industry. L'Estrange.
2. Not called for by the circumstances; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; as, a gratuitous assumption. Acts of gratuitous self-humiliation. De Quincye. — Gra*tu"i*tous*ly, adv. — Gra*tu"i*tous*ness, n.
GRATUITY Gra*tu"i*ty, n.; pl. Gtratuities. Etym: [F. gratuité, or LL. gratuitas.]
1. Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift; a present. Swift.
2. Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or service, as a recompense or acknowledgment.
GRATULATEGrat"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grqatulated; p. pr. & vb. n.Gratulating.] Etym: [L. gratulatus, p. p. of gratulari tocongratulate, fr. gratus pleasing, agreeable. See Grate, a.]
Defn: To salute with declaration of joy; to congratulate. [R.] Shak.
GRATULATEGrat"u*late, a.
Defn: Worthy of gratulation. [Obs.]There's more behind that is more gratulate. Shak.
GRATULATIONGrat"u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. gratulatio.]
Defn: The act of gratulating or felicitating; congratulation.I shall turn my wishes into gratulations. South.
GRATULATORYGrat"u*la*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. gratulatorius.]
Defn: Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory.The usual groundwork of such gratulatory odes. Bp. Horsley.
GRAUNTGraunt, v. & n. [Obs.]
Defn: See Grant. Chaucer.
GRAUWACKEGrau"wack*e, n. Etym: [G.]
Defn: Graywacke.
GRAVAMENGra*va"men, n.; pl. L. Gravamina , E. Gravamens. Etym: [L., fr.gravare to load, burden, fr. gravis heavy, weighty. See Grave, a.](Law)
Defn: The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. Bouvier.
-GRAVE -grave.
Defn: A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave.See Margrave.
GRAVEGrave, v. t.
Defn: (Naut.) To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; — so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose.
GRAVEGrave, a. [Compar. Graver (grav"er); superl. Gravest.] Etym: [F., fr.L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See Grief.]
1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.] His shield grave and great. Chapman.
2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; - - said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc. Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. Shak. A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity. Milton.
3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face.
4. (Mus.) (a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; — said of sound; as, agrave note or key.The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone.Moore (Encyc. of Music).
(b) Slow and solemn in movement. Grave accent. (Pron.) See the Note under Accent, n., 2.
Syn. — Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful; sedate; weighty; momentous; important. — Grave, Sober, Serious, Solemn. Sober supposes the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance, etc., which results from the pressure of weighty interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire. Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition; a solemn promise.
GRAVE Grave, v. t. [imp. Graved (gravd); p. p. Graven (grav"'n) or Graved; p. pr. & vb. n. Graving.] Etym: [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw. gräfva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to write, E. graphic. Cf. Grave, n., Grove, n.]
1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer. He hath graven and digged up a pit. Ps. vii. 16 (Book of Common Prayer).
2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave. Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel. Ex. xxviii. 9.
3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image. With gold men may the hearte grave. Chaucer.
4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly. O! may they graven in thy heart remain. Prior.
5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] Chaucer. Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. Shak.
GRAVEGrave, v. i.
Defn: To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.
GRAVEGrave, n. Etym: [AS. grf, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf,G. grab, Icel. gröf, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See Grave to carve.]
Defn: An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, anyplace of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.He bad lain in the grave four days. John xi. 17.Grave wax, adipocere.
GRAVECLOTHESGrave"clothes` (, n. pl.
Defn: The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred.
GRAVEDIGGERGrave"dig`ger, n.
1. A digger of graves.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Burying beetle, under Bury, v. t.
GRAVEL Grav"el, n. Etym: [OF. gravele, akin to F. grve a sandy shore, strand; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. grouan gravel, W. gro coarse gravel, pebbles, and Skr. gravan stone.]
1. Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom. Gravel powder, a coarse gunpowder; pebble powder.
GRAVELGrav"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Graveled or Gravelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Graveling or Gravelling.]
1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.
2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. When we were fallen into a place between two seas, they graveled the ship. Acts xxvii. 41 (Rhemish version). Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in the sand that he fell to the ground. Camden.
3. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. [Colloq.] When you were graveled for lack of matter. Shak. The physician was so graveled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say. Sir T. North.
4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.
GRAVELESSGrave"less, a.
Defn: Without a grave; unburied.
GRAVELING; GRAVELLINGGrav"el*ing, or Grav"el*ling, n.
1. The act of covering with gravel.
2. A layer or coating of gravel (on a path, etc.).
GRAVELING; GRAVELLINGGrav"el*ing, or Grav"el*ling, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea.
GRAVELLINESSGrav"el*li*ness, n.
Defn: State of being gravelly.
GRAVELLYGrav"el*ly, a.
Defn: Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly soil.
GRAVEL-STONEGrav"el-stone", n.
Defn: A pebble, or small fragment of stone; a calculus.
GRAVELYGrave"ly, adv.
Defn: In a grave manner.
GRAVENGrav"en, p. p. of Grave, v. t.
Defn: Carved. Graven image, an idol; an object of worship carved from wood, stone, etc. "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image." Ex. xx. 4.
GRAVENESSGrave"ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being grave.His sables and his weeds, Importing health and graveness. Shak.
GRAVENSTEIN Gra"ven*stein", n. Etym: [So called because it came from Gravenstein, a place in Schleswig. Downing.]
Defn: A kind of fall apple, marked with streaks of deep red and orange, and of excellent flavor and quality.
GRAVEOLENCEGra*ve"o*lence, n. Etym: [L. graveolentia: cf. F. gravéolence. SeeGraveolent.]
Defn: A strong and offensive smell; rancidity. [R.] Bailey.
GRAVEOLENT Gra*ve"o*lent, a. Etym: [L. graveolens; gravis heavy + olere to smell.]
Defn: Having a rank smell. [R.] Boyle.
GRAVERGraver, n.
1. One who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other hard material.
2. An ergraving or cutting tool; a burin.
GRAVERYGrav"er*y, n.
Defn: The act, process, or art, of graving or carving; engraving.Either of picture or gravery and embossing. Holland.
GRAVESGraves, n. pl.
Defn: The sediment of melted tallow. Same as Greaves.
GRAVES' DISEASEGraves"' dis*ease". Etym: [So called after Dr. Graves, of Dublin.]
Defn: Same as Basedow's disease.
GRAVESTONEGrave"stone, n.
Defn: A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.
GRAVEYARDGrave"yard", n.
Defn: A yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead; a cemetery.
GRAVICGrav"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or causing, gravitation; as, gravic forces; gravic attraction. [R.]
GRAVID Grav"id, a. Etym: [L. gravidus, fr. gravis heavy, loaded. See Grave, a.]
Defn: Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful; as, a gravid uterus; gravid piety. " His gravid associate." Sir T. Herbert.
GRAVIDATED Grav"i*da"ted, a. Etym: [L. gravidatus, p. p. of gravidare to load, impregnate. See Gravid.]
Defn: Made pregnant; big. [Obs.] Barrow.
GRAVIDATIONGrav"i*da"tion, n.
Defn: Gravidity. [Obs.]
GRAVIDITYGra*vid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. graviditas.]
Defn: The state of being gravidated; pregnancy. [R.]
GRAVIGRADEGrav"i*grade, a. Etym: [L. gravis heavy + gradus step.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Slow-paced.— n.
Defn: One of the pachyderms.
GRAVIMETER Gra*vim"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. gravis heavy + -meter: cf. F. gravimètre.]
Defn: (Physics) An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of bodies.
GRAVIMETRICGrav"i*met"ric, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; measured by weight. — Grav"i*met"ric*al*ly, adv. Gravimetric analysis (Chem.), analysis in which the amounts of the coastituents are determined by weight; — in distinction from volumetric analysis.
GRAVINGGrav"ing, n. Etym: [From Grave to clean.]