Part 4968

<blockquote>By <b>greening</b> slope and singing flood. <i>Whittier.</i></blockquote>

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

<hw>Green"back"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits.</def>

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

<hw>Green"back"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One of those who supported greenback or paper money, and opposed the resumption of specie payments.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark>

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

<hw>Green"bone</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[So named because the bones are green when boiled.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any garfish (<spn>Belone</spn> or <spn>Tylosurus</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The European eelpout.</def>

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

<hw>Green"-broom`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <spn>Genista</spn> (<spn>G. tinctoria</spn>); dyer's weed; -- called also <altname>greenweed.</altname>

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

<hw>Green"cloth`</hw> <tt>(-kl&ocr;th`; 115)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting house of the British sovereign's household, composed of the lord steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the verge of the palace, which extends two hundred yards beyond the gatees.</def>

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

<hw>Green"er*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Green plants; verdure.</def>

<blockquote>A pretty little one-storied abode, so rural, so smothered in <b>greenery</b>. <i>J. Ingelow.</i></blockquote>

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

<hw>Green"-eyed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having green eyes.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or distorts.</def> "<i>Green-eyed</i> jealousy."

<i>Shak.</i>

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

<hw>Green"finch`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A European finch (<spn>Ligurinus chloris</spn>); -- called also <altname>green bird</altname>, <altname>green linnet</altname>, <altname>green grosbeak</altname>, <altname>green olf</altname>, <altname>greeny</altname>, and <altname>peasweep</altname>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The Texas sparrow (<spn>Embernagra rufivirgata</spn>), in which the general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on the head.</def>

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

<hw>Green"fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bluefish</er>, and <er>Pollock</er>.</def>

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

<hw>Green"gage`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France <altname>Reine Claude</altname>, after the queen of Francis I. See <er>Gage</er>.</def>

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

<hw>Green"gill`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An oyster which has the gills tinged with a green pigment, said to be due to an abnormal condition of the blood.</def>

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