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Gel"der-rose (?), n. Same as Guelder-rose.

Geld"ing (?), n. [Icel. gelding a gelding, akin to geldingr wether, eunuch, Sw. g‰lling gelding, Dan. gilding eunuch. See Geld, v. t.] A castrated animal; -- usually applied to a horse, but formerly used also of the human male.

They went down both into the water, Philip and the gelding, and Philip baptized him.

Wyclif (Acts viii. 38).

Geld"ing, p. pr., a., & vb. n. from Geld, v. t.

Gel"id (jl"d), a. [L. gelidus, fr. gelu frost, cold. See Cold, and cf. Congeal, Gelatin, Jelly.] Cold; very cold; frozen. "Gelid founts." Thompson.

Ge*lid"i*ty (?), n. The state of being gelid.

Gel"id*ly (?), adv. In a gelid manner; coldly.

Gel"id*ness, n. The state of being gelid; gelidity.

Gel"ly (jl"l), n. Jelly. [Obs.] Spenser.

Ge*los"copy (?), n. [Gr. &?; to laugh + -scopy.] Divination by means of laughter.

Ge*lose" (?), n. [See Gelatin.] (Chem.) An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate, found in Gelidium, agar-agar, and other seaweeds.

Gel*se"mic (?), a. Gelseminic.

Gel"se*mine (?), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance; -- called also gelsemia.

Gel`se*min"ic (?), n. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white crystalline substance resembling esculin.

||Gel*se"mium (?), n. [NL., fr. It. gelsomino jasmine.] 1. (Bot.) A ||genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine (Gelsemium ||sempervirens) is a native of the Southern United States. It has showy ||and deliciously fragrant flowers.

2. (Med.) The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc.

Gelt (?), n. [See 1st Geld.] Trubute, tax. [Obs.]

All these the king granted unto them . . . free from all gelts and payments, in a most full and ample manner.

Fuller.

Gelt, n. [See Gelt, v. t.] A gelding. [Obs.] Mortimer.

Gelt, n. Gilding; tinsel. [Obs.] Spenser.

Gem (?), n. [OE. gemme precious stone, F. gemme, fr. L. gemma a precious stone, bud.] 1. (Bot.) A bud.

From the joints of thy prolific stem A swelling knot is raised called a gem.

Denham.

2. A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel. Milton.

3. Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying.

Artificial gem, an imitation of a gem, made of glass colored with metallic oxide. Cf. Paste, and Strass.