Part 4959

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Grayfly</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

<hw>Gray"fly`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The trumpet fly.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Grayhound</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

<hw>Gray"hound`</hw> <tt>(-hound`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Greyhound</er>.</def>

<h1>Grayish</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

<hw>Gray"ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Somewhat gray.</def>

<h1>Graylag</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

<hw>Gray"lag`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The common wild gray goose (<spn>Anser anser</spn>) of Europe, believed to be the wild form of the domestic goose. See <it>Illust</it>. of <er>Goose</er>.</def>

<h1>Grayling</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

<hw>Gray"ling</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Gray</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European fish (<spn>Thymallus vulgaris</spn>), allied to the trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; -- called also <altname>umber</altname>. It inhabits cold mountain streams, and is valued as a game fish.</def>

<blockquote>And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there a grayling. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American fish of the genus <spn>Thymallus</spn>, having similar habits to the above; one species (<spn>T. Ontariensis</spn>), inhabits several streams in Michigan; another (<spn>T. montanus</spn>), is found in the Yellowstone region.</def>

<h1>Grayness</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

<hw>Gray"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being gray.</def>

<h1>Gtraystone</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

<hw>Gtray"stone`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A grayish or greenish compact rock, composed of feldspar and augite, and allied to basalt.</def>

<h1>Graywacke</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

<hw>Gray"wacke`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G. <ets>grauwacke</ets>; <ets>grau</ets> gray + <ets>wacke</ets> wacke. See <er>Gray</er>, and <er>Wacke</er>, and cf. <er>Grauwacke</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A conglomerate or grit rock, consisting of rounded pebbles sand firmly united together.</def>

<note>&hand; This term, derved from the <i>grauwacke</i> of German miners, was formerly applied in geology to different grits and slates of the Silurian series; but it is now seldom used.</note>

<h1>Graze</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 648 needs proofing ##proof>

<hw>Graze</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[<ets>imp. & p. p.</ets> Grazed (<?/); <ets>p. pr. & vb. n.</ets> Grazing.]</ety> <ety>[OE. grasen, AS. grasian, fr. gr?s grass. See Grass.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.</def>

<blockquote>A field or two to <b>graze</b> his cows. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to browse.</def>

<blockquote>The lambs with wolves shall <b>graze</b> the verdant mead. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.</def>

<blockquote>When Jacob <b>grazed</b> his uncle Laban's sheep. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>