Part 4934

<hw>Gramme" ma*chine"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A kind of dynamo-electric machine; -- so named from its French inventor, M. <i>Gramme</i>.</def>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Grampus</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gram"pus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Grampuses</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Probably corrupted from It. <ets>gran pesce</ets> great fish, or Sp. <ets>gran pez</ets>, or Pg. <ets>gran peixe</ets>, all fr. L. <ets>grandis piscis</ets>. See <er>Grand</er>, and <er>Fish</er>. the animal.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus <spn>Grampus</spn>, esp. <spn>G. griseus</spn> of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called also <altname>cowfish</altname>. The California grampus is <spn>G. Stearnsii</spn>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A kind of tongs used in a bloomery.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Granade, Granado</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw><hw>Gra*nade"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Gra*na"do</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Grenade</er>.</def>

<h1>Granadilla</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Grana*dil"la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp., dim. of <ets>granada</ets> pomegranate. See <er>Grenade</er>, <er>Garnet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp. <spn>Passiflora quadrangularis</spn>) found in Brazil and the West Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good dessert fruit. The fruit of <spn>Passiflora edulis</spn> is used for flavoring ices.</def>

<h1>Granary</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gran"a*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Granaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>granarium</ets>, fr. <ets>granum</ets> grain. See <er>Garner</er>.]</ety> <def>A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornbouse; also (<mark>Fig</mark>.), a region fertile in grain.<-- in this sense, equivalent to "breadbasket", used figuratively --></def>

<blockquote>The exhaustless <b>granary</b> of a world. <i>Thomson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Granate</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gran"ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Garnet</er>.</def>

<h1>Granatin</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gra*na"tin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>granatum</ets> the pomegranate.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Mannite; -- so called because found in the pomegranate.</def>

<h1>Granatite</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Gran"a*tite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Staurolite</er>.</def>

<h1>Grand</h1> <Xpage=644>

<hw>Grand</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Grander</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Grandest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>grant</ets>, <ets>grount</ets>, OF. <ets>grant</ets>, F. <ets>grand</ets>, fr. L. <ets>grandis</ets>; perh. akin to gravis heavy, E. <ets>grave</ets>, a. Cf. <er>Grandee</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; <as>as, a <ex>grand</ex> mountain; a <ex>grand</ex> army; a <ex>grand</ex> mistake.</as></def> "Our <i>grand</i> foe, Satan."

<i>Milton.</i>

<blockquote>Making so bold . . . to unseal Their <b>grand</b> commission. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime (said of things); <as>as, a <ex>grand</ex> monarch; a <ex>grand</ex> lord; a <ex>grand</ex> general; a <ex>grand</ex> view; a <ex>grand</ex> conception.</as></def>

<blockquote>They are the highest models of expression, the unapproached masters of the <b>grand</b> style. <i>M. Arnold. </i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name; <as>as, a <ex>grand</ex> lodge; a <ex>grand</ex> vizier; a <ex>grand</ex> piano, etc.</as></def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition; <as>as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc</as>.</def>

<blockquote>What cause Mov'd our <b>grand</b> parents, in that happy state, Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off From their Creator. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Grand action</col>, <cd>a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in which special devices are employed to obtain perfect action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.</cd> -- <col>Grand Army of the Republic</col>, <cd>an organized voluntary association of men who served in the Union army or navy during the civil war in the United States. The order has chapters, called <i>Posts</i>, throughout the country. -- <col>Grand cross</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the Bath.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A knight grand cross.</cd> -- <col>Grand cordon</col>, <cd>the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a person who holds that grade.</cd> -- <col>Grand days</col> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>certain days in the terms which are observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints' Days); called also <altname>Dies non juridici</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Grand duchess</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The wife or widow of a grand duke</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.</cd> -- <col>Grand duke</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the Grand Duke of Tuscany.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>In Russia, a son of the Czar.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>The European great horned owl or eagle owl (<spn>Bubo maximas</spn>).</cd> -- <mcol><col>Grand-guard</col>, &or; <col>Grandegarde</col></mcol>, <cd>a piece of plate armor used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left shoulder and breast.</cd> -- <col>Grand juror</col>, <cd>a member of a grand jury.</cd> -- <col>Grand jury</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a jury of not less than twelve men, and not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private session, to examine into accusations against persons charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to the court; -- called also <altname>grand inquest</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Grand juryman</col>, <cd>a grand juror.</cd> -- <col>Grand larceny</col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Larceny</er>.</cd> -- <col>Grand lodge</col>, <cd>the chief lodge, or governing body, among Freemasons and other secret orders.</cd> -- <col>Grand master</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The head of one of the military orders of knighthood, as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good Templars, etc.</cd><-- (c) The highest rank for a chess player, awarded by a national or international organization of chess players as a result of winning games of chess against other ranked players in chess tournaments officially sanctioned by that chess organization, such as FIDE. By extension, (Figuratively) a person with the highest level of expertise in some field. Also "grandmaster". --> -- <col>Grand paunch</col>, <cd>a glutton or gourmand.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Holland</i>. -- <col>Grand pensionary</col>. <cd>See under <er>Pensionary</er>.</cd> -- <col>Grand piano</col> <cd><fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in which the wires or strings are generally triplicated, increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of the instrument.</cd> -- <col>Grand relief</col> <cd><fld>(Sculp.)</fld>, alto relievo.</cd> -- <col>Grand Seignior</col>. <cd>See under <er>Seignior</er>.</cd> -- <col>Grand stand</col>, <cd>the principal stand, or erection for spectators, at a, race course, etc.</cd> -- <col>Grand vicar</col> <cd><fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical delegate in France.</cd> -- <col>Grand vizier</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Vizier</er>.</cd></cs>