Part 4966

<blockquote>Fox in stealth, wolf in <b>greediness.</b> <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn.-- Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity.</syn>

<h1>Greedy</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

<hw>Greed"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Greedier</er> <tt>(-&icr;-&etil;r)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Greediest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>gredi</ets>, AS. <ets>gr?dig</ets>, <ets>gr?dig</ets>; akin to D. <ets>gretig</ets>, OS. <ets>gr?dag</ets>, OHG. <ets>gr?tag</ets>, Dan. <ets>graadig</ets>, OSw. <ets>gradig</ets>, <ets>gr?dig</ets>, Icel. <ets>gra?ugr</ets>, Goth. <ets>gr?dags</ets> greedy, <ets>gr?d?n</ets> to be hungry; cf. Skr. <ets>grdh</ets> to be greedy. Cf. <er>Greed.</er>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; <as>as, a lion that is <ex>greedy</ex> of his prey</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; <as>as, <er>greedy</er> of gain</as>.</def>

<h1>Greedy-gut</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

<hw>Greed"y-gut"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A glutton.</def> <mark></mark>

<i>Todd.</i>

<h1>Greegree</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

<hw>Gree"gree"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An African talisman or Gri'gri' charm.</def>

<cs><col>A greegree man</col>, <cd>an African magician or fetich priest.</cd></cs>

<h1>Greek</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

<hw>Greek</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>grec</ets>, L. <ets>Graecus</ets>, Gr. ?: cf. F. <ets>grec</ets>. Cf. <er>Grecian</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian.</def>

<cs><col>Greek calends</col>. <cd>See under Calends.</cd> -- <col>Greek Church</col> (<fld>Eccl. Hist.</fld>), <cd>the Eastern Church; that part of Christendom which separated from the Roman or Western Church in the ninth century. It comprises the great bulk of the Christian population of Russia (of which this is the established church), Greece, Moldavia, and Wallachia. The Greek Church is governed by patriarchs and is called also the Byzantine Church.</cd> -- <col>Greek cross</col>. <cd>See <it>Illust</it>. (10) Of <er>Cross</er>.</cd> -- <col>Greek Empire</col>. <cd>See <er>Byzantine Empire</er>.</cd> -- <col>Greek fire</col>, <cd>a combustible composition which burns under water, the constituents of which are supposed to be asphalt, with niter and sulphur.</cd> <i>Ure</i>. -- <col>Greek rose</col></mcol>, <cd>the flower campion.</cd></cs>

<h1>Greek</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

<hw>Greek</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A swindler; a knave; a cheat.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<blockquote>Without a confederate the . . . game of baccarat does not . . . offer many chances for the <b>Greek.</b> <i>Sat. Rev.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Something unintelligible; <as>as, it was all <b>Greek</b> to me</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Greekess</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

<hw>Greek"ess</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A female Greek.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Greekish</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

<hw>Greek"ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>Gr&emac;cisc</ets>.]</ety> <def>Peculiar to Greece.</def>

<h1>Greekling</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

<hw>Greek"ling</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions.</def>

<i>B. Jonson. </i>

<h1>Green</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 649 most of page has no marks in etymology or in "as" sections (italics not marked) -->>

<hw>Green</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Greener</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Greenest.</er>]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>grene</ets>, AS. <ets>gr?ne</ets>; akin to D. <ets>groen</ets>, OS. <ets>gr?ni</ets>, OHG. <ets>gruoni</ets>, G. <ets>gr?n</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>gr?n</ets>, Icel. <ets>gr?nn</ets>; fr. the root of E. <ets>grow.</ets> See <er>Grow.</er>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.</def>