Gritty Grit"ty (-tȳ)
adjective 1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles. 2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding. [ Colloq., U. S.]
Grivet Griv"et (grĭv"ĕt)
noun [ Confer French
grivet .]
(Zoology) A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia ( Cercopithecus griseo-viridis ), 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 Grize (grīz
or grēz)
noun Same as 2d Grise . [ Obsolete]
Grizelin Griz"e·lin (grĭz"e*lĭn)
adjective See Gridelin .
Grizzle Griz"zle noun [ French
gris : confer
grisaille hair partly gray, from
gris gray. See
Gris , and confer
Grisaille .]
Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black. Shak.
Grizzle Griz"zle transitive verb & i. To make or become grizzly, or grayish. Hardship of the way such as would grizzle little children.
R. F. Burton. I found grizzling man whom men addressed as Collins Bey.
Pall Mall Mag.
Grizzle Griz"zle intransitive verb & t. [ Etym. uncertain.]
To worry; to fret; to bother; grumble. [ Prov. Eng.] " Don't sit
grizzling there."
Charles Reade.
Grizzled Griz"zled adjective Gray; grayish; sprinkled or mixed with gray; of a mixed white and black. Grizzled hair flowing in elf locks.
Sir W. Scott.
Grizzly Griz"zly adjective Somewhat gray; grizzled. Old squirrels that turn grizzly .
Bacon. Grizzly bear (Zoology) ,
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 Griz"zly noun ;
plural Grizzlies 1. (Zoology) A grizzly bear. See under Grizzly , adjective 2. plural In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices. [ Local, U. S.]
Raymond.
Groan Groan intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Groaned ;
present participle & verbal noun Groaning .] [ Middle English
gronen ,
granen ,
granien , Anglo-Saxon
gr...nian , from the root of grennian to grin. √35. See
2d Grin , and confer
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 Groan transitive verb To affect by groans.
Groan Groan noun 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 Groan"ful adjective Agonizing; sad. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Groat Groat noun [ LG.
grōte , 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 Groats noun plural [ Middle English
grot , Anglo-Saxon
grātan ; akin to Icelandic
grautr porridge, and to English
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.
Grobian Gro"bi·an noun [ G., from
grob rude. Confer
Gruff ,
adjective ]
A rude or clownish person; boor; lout.
Grocer Gro"cer noun [ Formerly written grosser, orig., one who sells by the
gross , or deals by wholesale, from French
grossier , marchand grossier, from
gros large, great. See
Gross .]
A trader who deals in tea, sugar, spices, coffee, fruits, and various other commodities. Grocer's itch (Medicine) ,
a disease of the skin, caused by handling sugar and treacle.
Grocery Gro"cer·y noun ;
plural Groceries . [ French
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 Grog noun [ So named from "Old
Grog " a nickname 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 Grog"ger·y noun ;
plural Groggeries .
A grogshop. [ Slang, U. S.]
Grogginess Grog"gi·ness noun 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 Grog"gy adjective 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 Grog"ram, Grog"ran noun [ Old French
gros-grain , lit., gros-grain, of a coarse texture. See
Gross , and
Grain a kernel, and confer
Grog .]
A coarse stuff made of silk and mohair, or of coarse silk.
Grogshop Grog"shop` noun A shop or room where strong liquors are sold and drunk; a dramshop.
Groin Groin noun [ French
groin , from
grogner to grunt, Latin
grunnire .]
The snout of a swine. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Groin Groin intransitive verb [ French
grogner to grunt, grumble.]
To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. Bears that groined coatinually.
Spenser.
Groin Groin noun [ Icelandic
grein distinction, division, branch; akin to Swedish
gren , branch, space between the legs, Icelandic
greina to distinguish, divide, Swedish
grena to branch, straddle. Confer
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. (Architecture) 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 Groin transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Groined ;
present participle & verbal noun Groining .]
(Architecture) To fashion into groins; to build with groins. The hand that rounded Peter's dome,
And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,
Wrought in a sad sincerity.
Emerson.
Groined Groined adjective (Architecture) Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault.
Grolier Gro"lier` noun The name by which Jean Grolier de Servier (1479-1565), a French bibliophile, is commonly known; -- used in naming a certain style of binding, a design, etc. Grolier binding ,
a book binding decorated with a pattern imitated from those given covers of books bound for Jean Grolier, and bearing his name and motto. --
Grolier design or school ,
the pattern of interlacing bars, bands, or ribbons, with little scrolls of slender gold lines, assumed to be an imitation of the designs on Jean Grolier's book bindings.
Gromet Grom"et noun Same as Grommet .
Gromill Grom"ill noun (Botany) See Gromwell .
Grommet Grom"met noun [ French
gourmette curb, curb chain, from
gourmer to curb, thump, beat; confer Armor.
gromm a curb,
gromma to curb.]
1. A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an unlaid rope; also, a metallic eyelet in or for a sail or a mailbag. Sometimes written grummet . 2. (Mil.) A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball in place.
Gromwell Grom"well noun [ Called also
gromel ,
grommel ,
graymill , and
gray millet, all probably from French
gr ?
mil , confer W.
cromandi .]
(Botany) A plant of the genus Lithospermum ( Latin arvense ), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The German gromwell is the Stellera . [ Written also
gromill .]
Grond Grond obsolete imperfect of Grind . Chaucer.
Gronte Gron"te obsolete imperfect of Groan . Chaucer.
Groom Groom noun [ Confer Scot.
grome ,
groyme ,
grume ,
gome ,
guym , man, lover, OD.
grom boy, youth; perhaps the
r is an insertion as in English
bridegroom , and the word is the same as Anglo-Saxon
guma man. See
Bridegroom .]
1. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable. Spenser. 2. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department; as, the groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole. 3. A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom. Dryden. Groom porter ,
formerly an officer in the English royal household, who attended to the furnishing of the king's lodgings and had certain privileges.
Groom Groom intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Groomed ;
present participle & verbal noun Grooming .]
To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.
Groomer Groom"er noun One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning horses.
Groomsman Grooms"man noun ;
plural Groomsmen A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding; -- the correlative of bridesmaid.
Grooper Groop"er noun (Zoology) See Grouper .
Groove Groove noun [ Dutch
groef ,
groeve ; akin to E.
grove . See
Grove .]
1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut. 2. Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine. The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove .
J. Morley. 3. [ See
Grove .]
(Mining) A shaft or excavation. [ Prov. Eng.]
Groove Groove transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Grooved ;
present participle & verbal noun Groving .]
To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
Groover Groov"er noun 1. One who or that which grooves. 2. A miner. [ Prov. Eng.]
Holloway.
Grooving Groov"ing noun The act of forming a groove or grooves; a groove, or collection of grooves.
Grope Grope (grōp)
intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Groped (grōpt);
present participle & verbal noun Groping .] [ Middle English
gropen ,
gropien ,
grapien , Anglo-Saxon
grāpian to touch, grope, from
grīpan to gripe. See
Gripe .]
1. To feel with or use the hands; to handle. [ Obsolete]
2. To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see. We grope for the wall like the blind.
Is. lix. 10. To grope a little longer among the miseries and sensualities ot a worldly life.
Buckminster.
Grope Grope transitive verb 1. To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight. 2. To examine; to test; to sound. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. Felix gropeth him, thinking to have a bribe.
Genevan Test. (Acts xxiv. ).
Groper Grop"er noun One who gropes; one who feels his way in the dark, or searches by feeling.
Groping-ly Grop"ing-ly adverb In a groping manner.
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