Part 4738

<hw>Gean</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>guigne</ets> the fruit of the gean; cf. OHG. <ets>w\'c6hsila</ets>, G. <ets>weichsel</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of cherry tree common in Europe (<spn>Prunus avium</spn>); also, the fruit, which is usually small and dark in color.</def>

<h1>Geanticlinal</h1> <Xpage=616>

<hw>Ge`an*ti*cli"nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the earth + E. <ets>anticlinal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>An upward bend or flexure of a considerable portion of the earth's crust, resulting in the formation of a class of mountain elevations called <i>anticlinoria</i>; -- opposed to <i>geosynclinal</i>.</def>

<h1>Gear</h1> <Xpage=616>

<hw>Gear</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gere</ets>, <ets>ger</ets>, AS. <ets>gearwe</ets> clothing, adornment, armor, fr. <ets>gearo</ets>, <ets>gearu</ets>, ready, yare; akin to OHG. <ets>garaw\'c6</ets>, <ets>garw\'c6</ets> ornament, dress. See <er>Yare</er>, and cf. <er>Garb</er> dress.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Clothing; garments; ornaments.</def>

<blockquote>Array thyself in thy most gorgeous <b>gear</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Goods; property; household stuff.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<blockquote>Homely <b>gear</b> and common ware. <i>Robynson (More's Utopia)</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Whatever is prepared for use or wear; manufactured stuff or material.</def>

<blockquote>Clad in a vesture of unknown <b>gear</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The harness of horses or cattle; trapping.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Warlike accouterments.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Jamieson.</i>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Manner; custom; behavior.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Business matters; affairs; concern.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Thus go they both together to their <b>gear</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>8.</b> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; <as>as, a spur <ex>gear</ex>, or a bevel <ex>gear</ex></as>; also, toothed wheels, collectively.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An apparatus for performing a special function; gearing; <as>as, the feed <ex>gear</ex> of a lathe</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Engagement of parts with each other; <as>as, in <ex>gear</ex>; out of <ex>gear</ex>.</as></def>

<p><b>9.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See 1st <er>Jeer</er> <sd>(b)</sd>.</def>

<p><b>10.</b> <def>Anything worthless; stuff; nonsense; rubbish.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Wright.</i>

<blockquote>That servant of his that confessed and uttered this <b>gear</b> was an honest man. <i>Latimer.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Bever gear</col>. <cd>See <er>Bevel gear</er>.</cd> -- <col>Core gear</col>, <cd>a mortise gear, or its skeleton. See <cref>Mortise wheel</cref>, under <er>Mortise</er>.</cd> -- <col>Expansion gear</col> <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld>, <cd>the arrangement of parts for cutting off steam at a certain part of the stroke, so as to leave it to act upon the piston expansively; the cut-off. See under <er>Expansion</er>.</cd> -- <col>Feed gear</col>. <cd>See <cref>Feed motion</cref>, under <er>Feed</er>, <tt>n.</tt></cd> -- <col>Gear cutter</col>, <cd>a machine or tool for forming the teeth of gear wheels by cutting.</cd> -- <col>Gear wheel</col>, <cd>any cogwheel.</cd> -- <col>Running gear</col>. <cd>See under <er>Running</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To throw</col> <col>in, &or; out of</col>, <col>gear</col></mcol> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>to connect or disconnect (wheelwork or couplings, etc.); to put in, or out of, working relation.</cd></cs>

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<h1>Gear</h1> <Xpage=617>

<hw>Gear</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Geared</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Gearing</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To dress; to put gear on; to harness.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>To provide with gearing.</def>