Part 584

Grain"ing, n. (Zoˆl.) A small European fresh-water fish (Leuciscus vulgaris); - - called also dobule, and dace.

Grains (grnz), n. pl. 1. See 5th Grain, n., 2 (b).

2. Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See Grainer. n., 1.

Grain"y (grn"), a. Resembling grains; granular.

Graip (grp), n. [Perh. akin to grope, gripe.] A dungfork. [Scot.] Burns.

Graith (grth), v. t. [Obs.] See Greith. Chaucer.

Graith, n. Furniture; apparatus or accouterments for work, traveling, war, etc. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Gra"kle (grk"'l), n. (Zoˆl.) See Grackle.

||Gral"lÊ (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. grallae stilts, for gradulae, fr. ||gradus. See Grade.] (Zoˆl.) An order of birds which formerly included ||all the waders. By later writers it is usually restricted to the ||sandpipers, plovers, and allied forms; -- called also Grallatores.

||Gral"la*to"res (?), n. pl. [NL. from L. grallator one who runs on ||stilts.] (Zo\94l.) See GrallÊ.

Gral`la*to"ri*al (?), Gral"la*to*ry (?), a. (Zoˆl.) Of or pertaining to the Grallatores, or waders.

Gral"lic (?), a. (Zoˆl.) Pertaining to the GrallÊ.

Gral"line (ln), a. (Zoˆl.) Of or pertaining to the GrallÊ.

Gral"loch (?), n. Offal of a deer. -- v. t. To remove the offal from (a deer).

-gram (?). [Gr. ? a thing drawn or written, a letter, fr. gra`fein to draw, write. See Graphic.] A suffix indicating something drawn or written, a drawing, writing; -- as, monogram, telegram, chronogram.

Gram (?), a. [AS. gram; akin to E. grim. √35.] Angry. [Obs.] Havelok, the Dane.

Gram, n. [Pg. gr?o grain. See Grain.] (Bot.) The East Indian name of the chick- pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.

Gram, Gramme (?), n. [F. gramme, from Gr. ? that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write. See Graphic.] The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain, n., 4.

Gram degree, or Gramme degree (Physics), a unit of heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water one degree centigrade. -- Gram equivalent (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal which will replace one gram of hydrogen.

Gra"ma grass` (?). [Sp. grama a sort of grass.] (Bot.) The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the Western United States, esp. the Bouteloua oligostachya.

Gram"a*rye (?), n. [OE. gramer, grameri, gramori, grammar, magic, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire. See Grammar.] Necromancy; magic. Sir W. Scott.

Gra*mash"es (?), n. pl. [See Gamashes.] Gaiters reaching to the knee; leggings.

Strong gramashes, or leggings of thick gray cloth.

Sir W. Scott.

Grame (?), n. [See Gram, a.] 1. Anger; wrath; scorn. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. Sorrow; grief; misery. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Gra*mer"cy (?), interj. [F. grand- merci. See Grand, and Mercy.] A word formerly used to express thankfulness, with surprise; many thanks.

Gramercy, Mammon, said the gentle knight.