Part 4972

<h1>Greeve</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

<hw>Greeve</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Grieve</er>, an overseer.</def>

<h1>Greeze</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

<hw>Greeze</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A step. See <er>Gree</er>, a step.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The top of the ladder, or first <b>greeze</b>, is this. <i>Latimer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Greffier</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

<hw>Gref"fi*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., from LL. <ets>grafarius</ets>, <ets>graphiarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>graphium</ets>, a writing style; cf. F. <ets>greffe</ets> a record office. See <er>Graft</er>, and cf. <er>Graffer.</er>]</ety> <def>A registrar or recorder; a notary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Hall.</i>

<h1>Gregal</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

<hw>Gre"gal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. gregalis, fr. grex, gregis, herd.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or like, a flock.</def>

<blockquote>For this gregal conformity there is an excuse. <i>W. S. Mayo.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gregarian</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

<hw>Gre*ga"ri*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Gregarious; belonging to the herd or common sort; common.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "The gregarian soldiers."

<i>Howell.</i>

<h1>\d8<cd>Gregarin\91</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

<hw>\"d8<cd>Greg`a*ri"n\"91</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Gregarina</ets> the typical genus, fr. L. <ets>gregarius</ets>. See <er>Gregarious</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of Protozoa, allied to the Rhizopoda, and parasitic in other animals, as in the earthworm, lobster, etc. When adult, they have a small, wormlike body inclosing a nucleus, but without external organs; in one of the young stages, they are am\'d2biform; -- called also <altname>Gregarinida</altname>, and <altname>Gregarinaria</altname>.</def></cs>

<h1>Gregarine</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

<hw>Greg"a*rine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Gregarin\'91.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>One of the Gregarin\'91.</def></def2>

<h1>\d8Gregarinida</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

<hw>\"d8Greg`a*rin"i*da</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <def>Gregarin\'91.</def>

<h1>Gregarious</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

<hw>Gre*ga"ri*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gregarius</ets>, fr. <ets>grex</ets>, <ets>gregis</ets>, herd; cf. Gr. <?/ to assemble, Skr. <ets>jar</ets> to approach. Cf. <er>Congregate</er>, <er>Egregious</er>.]</ety> <def>Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living alone.</def> <i>Burke</i>.

<blockquote>No birds of prey are <b>gregarious</b>. <i>Ray.</i></blockquote>

<-- 2. (of people) enjoying companionship; sociable; not solitary.

3. (of plants) growing in clusters. -->

-- <wordforms><wf>Gre*ga"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Gre-ga'ri-ous-ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<mhw><h1>Grege</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

<hw>Grege</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Greg"ge<hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></mhw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OE. gregier to burden.]</ety> <def>To make heavy; to increase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>