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<h1>Garden</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"den</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To cultivate as a garden.</def>

<h1>Gardener</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"den*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who makes and tends a garden; a horticulturist.</def>

<h1>Gardenia</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Garde"ni*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of Dr. Alexander <i>Garden</i>.</def>

<h1>Gardening</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"den*ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The art of occupation of laying out and cultivating gardens; horticulture.</def>

<h1>Gardenless</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"den*less</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Destitute of a garden.</def>

<i>Shelley.</i>

<h1>Gardenly</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"den*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like a garden.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>W. Marshall.</i>

<h1>Gardenship</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"den*ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Horticulture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Gardon</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"don</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety></ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European cyprinoid fish; the id.</def>

<h1>Gardyloo</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar`dy*loo"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>gare l'eau</ets> beware of the water.]</ety> <def>An old cry in throwing water, slops, etc., from the windows in Edingburgh.</def>

<i>Sir. W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Gare</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gare</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Gear</er>.]</ety> <def>Coarse wool on the legs of sheep.</def>

<i>Blount.</i>

<h1>Garefowl</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gare"fowl`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The great auk; also, the razorbill. See <er>Auk</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>gairfowl</asp>, and <asp>gurfel</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Garfish</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Gar</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A European marine fish (<spn>Belone vulgaris</spn>); -- called also <altname>gar</altname>, <altname>gerrick</altname>, <altname>greenback</altname>, <altname>greenbone</altname>, <altname>gorebill</altname>, <altname>hornfish</altname>, <altname>longnose</altname>, <altname>mackerel guide</altname>, <altname>sea needle</altname>, and <altname>sea pike</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of several species of similar fishes of the genus <spn>Tylosurus</spn>, of which one species (<spn>T. marinus</spn>) is common on the Atlantic coast. <spn>T. Caribb\'91us</spn>, a very large species, and <spn>T. crassus</spn>, are more southern; -- called also <altname>needlefish</altname>. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species.</def>

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