Part 4975

<mhw><h1>Grewsome<def>, Grue'some</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 650 Needs proof-reading . . . the etymologies and other italics are not marked -->>

<hw>Grew"some</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>, <hw>Grue'some</hw></mhw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From a word akin to Dan. <ets>gru</ets> horror, terror + <ets>-some</ets>; cf. D. <ets>gruwzaam</ets>, G. <ets>grausam</ets>. Cf. <er>Grisly</er>.]</ety> <def>Ugly; frightful.</def>

<blockquote><b>Grewsome</b> sights of war. <i>C. Kingsley.</i></blockquote>

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

<hw>Grey</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>See <er>Gray</er> (the correct orthography).</def>

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

<hw>Grey"hound`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>graihund</ets>, <ets>greihound</ets>, <ets>greahund</ets>, <ets>grihond</ets>, Icel. <ets>greyhundr</ets>; grey greyhound + <ets>hundr</ets> dog; cf. AS. <ets>gr?ghund</ets>. The origin of the first syllable is unknown.]</ety> <def>A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>grayhound</asp>.]</altsp>

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

<hw>Grey"lag`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See Graylag.</def>

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

<hw>Grib"ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. grib to bite.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small marine isopod crustacean (<spn>Limnoria lignorum</spn> or <spn>L. terebrans</spn>), which burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber, such as the piles of wharves, both in Europe and America.</def>

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

<hw>Grice</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gris</ets>, <ets>grise</ets>; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <ets>gr?ss</ets>, Sw. <ets>gris</ets>, Dan. <ets>grus</ets>, also Gr. ?, Skr. <ets>ghrshvi</ets>, boar. Cf. <er>Grise</er>, <er>Griskin</er>.]</ety> <def>A little pig.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>grise</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

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

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

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

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

<hw>Grid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron.</def>

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

<hw>Grid"dle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gredil</ets>, <ets>gredl</ets>, <ets>gridel</ets>, of Celtic origin; cf. W. <ets>greidell</ets>, Ir. <ets>greideal</ets>, <ets>greideil</ets>, griddle, gridiron, <ets>greadaim</ets> I burn, scorch. Cf. <er>Gridiron</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners.</def>

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

<hw>Grid"dle*cake`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cake baked or fried on a griddle, esp. a thin batter cake, as of buckwheat or common flour.</def>

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

<hw>Gride</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>e. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Grided</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Griding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[For gird, properly, to strike with a rod. See <er>Yard</er> a measure, and cf. <er>Grid</er> to strike, sneer.]</ety> <def>To cut with a grating sound; to cut; to penetrate or pierce harshly; <as>as, the griding sword</as>.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<blockquote>That through his thigh the mortal steel did <b>gride</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

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