Glossary.

Letter G

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
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