Part 4702

<h1>Gangrenous</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gan"gre*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>gangr\'82neux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affected by, or produced by, gangrene; of the nature of gangrene.</def>

<h1>Gangue</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gangue</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>gangue</ets>, fr. G. <ets>gang</ets> a metallic vein, a passage. See <er>Gang</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore.</def>

<h1>Gangway</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gang"way`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Gang</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit those who do not vote steadly either with the government or with the opposition.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the <i>waist</i>.</def>

<i>Totten.</i>

<cs><col>Gangway ladder</col>, <cd>a ladder rigged on the side of a vessel at the gangway.</cd> -- <col>To bring to the gangway</col>, <cd>to punish (a seaman) by flogging him at the gangway.</cd></cs>

<h1>Ganil</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gan"il</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A kind of brittle limestone.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Kirwan.</i>

<mhw><h1>Ganister, Gannister</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gan"is*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Gan"nis*ter</hw></mhw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads.</def>

<h1>Ganja</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gan"ja</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Hind. <ets>g\'benjh\'be</ets>.]</ety> <def>The dried hemp plant, used in India for smoking. It is extremely narcotic and intoxicating.</def><-- marijuana, hashish -->

<h1>Gannet</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gan"net</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gant</ets>, AS. <ets>ganet</ets>, ganot, a sea fowl, a fen duck; akin to D. <ets>gent</ets> gander, OHG. <ets>ganazzo</ets>. See <er>Gander</er>, <er>Goose</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of sea birds of the genus <spn>Sula</spn>, allied to the pelicans.</def>

<note>&hand; The common gannet of Europe and America (<spn>S. bassana</spn>), is also called <altname>solan goose</altname>, <altname>chandel goose</altname>, and <altname>gentleman</altname>. In Florida the wood ibis is commonly called <i>gannet</i>.</note>

<cs><col>Booby gannet</col>. <cd>See <er>Sula</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Ganocephala</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gan`o*ceph"a*la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ brightness + <?/ head.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A group of fossil amphibians allied to the labyrinthodonts, having the head defended by bony, sculptured plates, as in some ganoid fishes.</def>

<h1>Ganocephalous</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Gan`o*ceph"a*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala.</def>

<h1>Ganoid</h1> <Xpage=611>

<hw>Ga"noid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ brightness + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. -- <tt>n.</tt> One of the Ganoidei.</def>