Part 4699

<h1>Gammoning</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gam"mon*ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From 4th <er>Gammon</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of imposing upon or hoaxing a person.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Gamogenesis</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gam`o*gen"e*sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ marriage + E. <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The production of offspring by the union of parents of different sexes; sexual reproduction; -- the opposite of <i>agamogenesis</i>.</def>

<h1>Gamogenetic</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gam`o*ge*net"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to gamogenesis.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Gam`o*ge*net"ic*al*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Gamomorphism</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gam`o*mor"phism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ marriage + <?/ form, shape.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>That stage of growth or development in an organism, in which the reproductive elements are generated and matured in preparation for propagating the species.</def>

<h1>Gamopetalous</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gam`o*pet"al*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ marriage + E. <ets>petalous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>gamop\'82tale</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the petals united or joined so as to form a tube or cup; monopetalous.</def>

<h1>Gamophyllous</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Ga*moph"yl*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ marriage + <?/ leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Composed of leaves united by their edges (coalescent).</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Gamosepalous</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gam`o*sep"al*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ marriage + E. <ets>sepal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Formed of united sepals; monosepalous.</def>

<h1>Gamut</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gam"ut</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>gamme + ut</ets> the name of a musical note. F. <ets>gamme</ets> is fr. the name of the Greek letter <?/, which was used by Guido d'Arezzo to represent the first note of his model scale. See <er>Gamma</er>, and <er>Ut</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The scale.</def>

<h1>Gamy</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gam"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting; high-flavored.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>Showing an unyielding spirit to the last; plucky; furnishing sport; <as>as, a <ex>gamy</ex> trout</as>.</def>

<-- NOTE irregular format for pos ### --> <h1>Gan</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>imp. &of; <er>Gin</er></tt>. <ety>[See <er>Gin</er>, <tt>v.</tt>]</ety> <def>Began; commenced.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Gan</i> was formerly used with the infinitive to form compound imperfects, as <i>did</i> is now employed. <i>Gan</i> regularly denotes the singular; the plural is usually denoted by <i>gunne</i> or <i>gonne</i>.</note>

<blockquote>This man <b>gan fall</b> (<it>i.e.</it>, fell) in great suspicion. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The little coines to their play <b>gunne hie</b> (<it>i.e.</it>, hied). <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<note>Later writers use <i>gan</i> both for singular and plural.

<blockquote>Yet at her speech their rages <b>gan</b> relent. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote></note>

<h1>Ganch</h1> <Xpage=611>