Part 4710

<hw>Gar"gle</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect.</def>

<h1>Gargol</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"gol</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Gargil</er>.]</ety> <def>A distemper in swine; garget.</def>

<i>Mortimer.</i>

<h1>Gargoulette</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar`gou*lette"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A water cooler or jug with a handle and spout; a gurglet.</def>

<i>Mollett.</i>

<h1>Gargoyle</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"goyle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>garguilie</ets>, <ets>gargouille</ets>, cf. Sp. <ets>g\'a0rgola</ets>, prob. fr. the same source as F. <ets>gorge</ets> throat, influenced by L. <ets>gargarizare</ets> to gargle. See <er>Gorge</er> and cf. <er>Gargle</er>, <er>Gargarize</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>gargle</asp>, <asp>gargyle</asp>, and <asp>gurgoyle</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Gargyle</h1> <Xpage=612>

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

<h1>Garibaldi</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Ga`ri*bal"di</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot <i>Garibaldi</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A California market fish (<spn>Pomancentrus rubicundus</spn>) of a deep scarlet color.</def>

<h1>Garish</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"ish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>gauren</ets> to stare; of uncertain origin. Cf. <er>gairish</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention.</def> "The <i>garish</i> sun." "A <i>garish</i> flag." <i>Shak</i>. "<i>In</i> . . . <i>garish</i> colors." <i>Asham</i>. "<i>The garish</i> day." <i>J. H. Newman</i>.

<blockquote><b>Garish</b> like the laughters of drunkenness. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Gay to extravagance; flighty.</def>

<blockquote>It makes the mind loose and <b>garish</b>. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Gar"ish*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Garish*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<i>Jer. Taylor.</i>

<h1>Garland</h1> <Xpage=612>

<hw>Gar"land</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>garland</ets>, <ets>gerlond</ets>, OF. <ets>garlande</ets>, F. <ets>guirlande</ets>; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. <ets>wiara</ets>, <ets>wiera</ets>, crown, pure gold, MHG. <ets>wieren</ets> to adorn.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The crown of a king.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Graffon.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath.</def>

<i>Pope.</i>

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