Part 4925

<hw>Grad"u*ate*ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State of being a graduate.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Graduation</h1> <Xpage=642>

<hw>Grad"u*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. graduatio promotion to a degree: cf. F. graduation division into degrees.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; <as>as, <ex>graduation</ex> of a scale; <ex>graduation</ex> at a college; graduation in color; <ex>graduation</ex> by evaporation; the <ex>graduation</ex> of a bird's tail, etc.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.</def>

<h1>Graduator</h1> <Xpage=642>

<hw>Grad"u*a"tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who determines or indicates graduation; <as>as, a graduator of instruments</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An instrument for dividing any line, right or curve, into small, regular intervals.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>An apparatus for diffusing a solution, as brine or vinegar, over a large surface, for exposure to the air.</def>

<h1>Gradus</h1> <Xpage=642>

<hw>Gra"dus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From L. gradus ad Parnassum a step to Parnassus.]</ety> <def>A dictionary of prosody, designed as an aid in writing Greek or Latin poetry.</def>

<blockquote>He set to work . . . without <b>gradus</b> or other help. <i>T. Hughes.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Graf</h1> <Xpage=642>

<hw>Graf</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G. Cf. <er>-grave</er>.]</ety> <def>A German title of nobility, equivalent to earl in English, or count in French. See <er>Earl</er>.</def>

<h1>Graff</h1> <Xpage=642>

<hw>Graff</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>grafe</ets>, <ets>greife</ets>, <ets>greive</ets>. Cf. <er>Margrave</er>.]</ety> <def>A steward; an overseer.</def>

<blockquote>[A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or <b>graff</b>, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ. <i>John Knox.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Graff</h1> <Xpage=642>

<hw>Graff</hw> <tt>n. & v.</tt> <def>See <er>Graft</er>.</def>

<h1>Graffage</h1> <Xpage=642>

<hw>Graff"age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Grave, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>The scarp of a ditch or moat.</def> "To clean the <i>graffages</i>."

<i>Miss Mitford.</i>

<h1>Graffer</h1> <Xpage=642>

<hw>Graf"fer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See Greffier.]</ety> <fld>(Law.)</fld> <def>a notary or scrivener.</def>

<i>Bowvier.</i>

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