Part 4709

<h1>Gargalize</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"ga*lize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Gargle</er>, <er>Gargarize</er>.]</ety> <def>To gargle; to rinse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Marston.</i>

<h1>Garganey</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"ga*ney</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small European duck (<spn>Anas querquedula</spn>); -- called also <altname>cricket teal</altname>, and <altname>summer teal</altname>.</def>

<h1>Gargantuan</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar*gan"tu*an</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Gargantua</ets>, an allegorical hero of Rabelais.]</ety> <def>Characteristic of Gargantua, a gigantic, wonderful personage; enormous; prodigious; inordinate.</def>

<h1>Gargarism</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"ga*rism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>gargarisme</ets>, L. <ets>gargarisma</ets>. See <er>Gargarize</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A gargle.</def>

<h1>Gargarize</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"ga*rize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>gargarizare</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>To gargle; to rinse or wash, as the mouth and throat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Garget</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Garget</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>garget</ets>, <ets>gargate</ets>, throat, OF. <ets>gargate</ets>. Cf. <er>Gorge</er>. The etymol. of senses 2, 3, & 4 is not certain.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The throat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising from an inflammation of the mammary glands.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite.</def>

<i>Youatt.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Poke</er>.</def>

<h1>Gargil</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"gil</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Garget</er>, <er>Gargoyle</er>.]</ety> <def>A distemper in geese, affecting the head.</def>

<h1>Gargle</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"gle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Gargoyle</er>.</def>

<h1>Gargle</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"gle</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Garggled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Gargling</er> (<?/).]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>gargouiller</ets> to dabble, paddle, gargle. Cf. <er>Gargoyle</er>, <er>Gurgle</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To warble; to sing as if gargling</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Waller.</i>

<h1>Gargle</h1> <Xpage=612>