Part 4715

<hw>Gar*rote"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>garrote</ets>, from <ets>garra</ets> claw, talon, of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. & W. <ets>gar</ets> leg, ham, shank. Cf. <er>Garrot</er> stick, <er>Garter</er>.]</ety> <def>A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted.</def>

<h1>Garrote</h1> <Xpage=613>

<hw>Gar*rote"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Garroted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Garroting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.</def>

<h1>Garroter</h1> <Xpage=613>

<hw>Gar*rot"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a view to strangle and rob him.</def>

<h1>Garrulity</h1> <Xpage=613>

<hw>Gar*ru"li*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>garrulitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>garrulit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Talkativeness; loquacity.</def>

<h1>Garrulous</h1> <Xpage=613>

<hw>Gar"ru*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>garrulus</ets>, fr. <ets>garrire</ets> to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. <?/ voice, <?/ to speak, sing. Cf. <er>Call</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.</def>

<blockquote>The most <b>garrulous</b> people on earth. <i>De Quincey.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; <as>as, the <ex>garrulous</ex> roller</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Garrulous</er>, <er>Talkative</er>, <er>Loquacious</er>.</syn> <usage> A <i>garrulous</i> person indulges in long, prosy talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details; <i>talkative</i> implies simply a great desire to talk; and <i>loquacious</i> a great flow of words at command. A child is <i>talkative</i>; a lively woman is <i>loquacious</i>; an old man in his dotage is <i>garrulous</i>.</usage>

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

<h1>Garrupa</h1> <Xpage=613>

<hw>Gar*ru"pa</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. fr. Pg. <ets>garupa</ets> crupper. Cf. <er>Grouper</er> the fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus <spn>Sebastichthys</spn>; -- called also <altname>rockfish</altname>. See <er>Rockfish</er>.</def>

<h1>Garter</h1> <Xpage=613>

<hw>Gar"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gartier</ets>, F. <ets>jarreti\'8are</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>garet</ets> bend of the knee, F. <ets>jarret</ets>; akin to Sp. <ets>garra</ets> claw, Prov. <ets>garra</ets> leg. See <er>Garrote</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on the leg.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The distinguishing badge of the highest order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the <i>Order of the Garter</i>, instituted by Edward III.; also, the Order itself.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bendlet</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Garter fish</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a fish of the genus <spn>Lepidopus</spn>, having a long, flat body, like the blade of a sword; the scabbard fish.</cd> -- <col>Garter king-at-arms</col>, <cd>the chief of the official heralds of England, king-at-arms to the Order of the Garter; -- often abbreviated to <altname>Garter</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Garter snake</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of several harmless American snakes of the genus <spn>Eut\'91nia</spn>, of several species (esp. <spn>E. saurita</spn> and <spn>E. sirtalis</spn>); one of the striped snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of color.</cd></cs>

<h1>Garter</h1> <Xpage=613>

<hw>Gar"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Gartered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Gartering</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To bind with a garter.</def>

<blockquote>He . . . could not see to <b>garter</b> his hose. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To invest with the Order of the Garter.</def>

<i>T. Warton.</i>

<h1>Garth</h1> <Xpage=613>

<hw>Garth</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Icel. <ets>gar<?/r</ets> yard. See <er>Yard</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A close; a yard; a croft; a garden; <as>as, a cloister <ex>garth</ex></as>.</def>

<blockquote>A clapper clapping in a <b>garth</b> To scare the fowl from fruit. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>