Glossary.
Letter G
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- GABERDINE
- a loose outer coat, or smock frock
- GAD
- a pointed instrument, a goad
- Upon the gad, with impetuous haste, upon the spur of the moment
- GAIN-GIVING
- misgiving
- GAIT
- going, steps
- GALLIARD
- a kind of dance
- GALLIASSE
- a kind of ship
- GALLIMAUFRY
- a ridiculous medley
- GALLOW
- to scare
- GALLOWGLASS
- the irregular infantry of Ireland, and the Highlands of Scotland
- GAMESTER
- a frolicsome person
- A loose woman
- GARBOIL
- disorder, uproar
- GARISH
- gaudy, staring
- GARNER
- to lay by, as corn in a barn
- GAST
- frightened
- GAUDY
- festive
- GAZE
- an object of wonder
- GEAR
- matter of business of any kind
- GECK
- a fool
- GENERAL
- the generality, common people
- GENERATIONS
- children
- GENEROSITY
- noble birth
- GENEROUS
- noble
- GENTILITY
- good manners
- GENTLE
- gentlefolk
- GENTLE
- noble
- GENTLE
- to ennoble
- GENTRY
- complaisance, conduct becoming gentlefolk
- GERMAN
- akin
- Appropriate
- GERMEN
- seed, embryo
- GEST
- period
- GIB
- a he-cat
- GIFTS
- talents, endowment
- GIGLOT
- a wanton girl
- GILDER
- a coin of the value of 1s. 6d. or 2s
- GILT
- money
- State of wealth
- GIMMAL
- double
- GIMMOR
- contrivance
- GING
- gang
- GIRD
- to gibe
- GIRD
- a sarcasm or gibe
- GLEEK
- to scoff
- GLEEK
- a scoff
- GLOSE
- to comment; hence, to be garrulous
- GLUT
- to swallow
- GNARL
- to snarl
- GOOD-DEED
- indeed
- GOOD-DEN
- good-evening, contracted from 'Good-even.' venereal disease
- GORBELLIED
- corpulent
- GOURD
- a species of game of chance
- GOUT
- a drop
- GOVERNMENT
- discretion
- GRACIOUS
- abounding in grace Divine
- GRAINED
- engrained
- GRAMERCY
- int. grand mercy, much thanks
- GRANGE
- the farmstead attached to a monastery, a solitary farm-house
- GRATILLITY
- used ridiculously for 'gratuity.'
- GRATULATE
- to congratulate
- GRAVE
- to bury
- GREASILY
- grossly
- GREEK
- a bawd
- GREEN
- immature, fresh, unused
- GREENLY
- foolishly
- GREET
- to weep
- GRIZE
- a step
- GROSSLY
- palpably
- GROUNDLING
- one who sits in the pit of a theatre
- GROWING
- accruing
- GUARD
- decoration
- GUARD
- to decorate
- GUARDAGE
- guardianship
- GUINEA-HEN
- the pintado, a cant term
- GULES
- red, a term in heraldry
- GULF
- the throat
- GUN-STONE
- a cannon ball
- GUST
- taste, relish
- GYVE
- to fetter