Part 4989

<h1>Grit</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Grit</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Gritted</er>; <tt>p. pr. &, vb. n.</tt> <er>Gritting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; <as>as, to grit the teeth</as>.</def> <mark>[Collog.]</mark>

<h1>Grith</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Grith</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>gri\'eb</ets> peace; akin to Icel. <ets>grid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Peace; security; agreement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Gower.</i>

<h1>Gritrock, Gritstone</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw><hw>Grit"rock`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Grit"stone`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw> <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Grit</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 4.</def>

<h1>Grittiness</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Grit"ti*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being gritty.</def>

<h1>Gritty</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Grit"ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Spirited; resolute; unyielding.</def> <mark>[Colloq., U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Grivet</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Griv"et</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>grivet</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (<spn>Cercopithecus griseoviridis</spn>), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was known to the ancient Egyptians. Called also <altname>tota</altname>.</def>

<h1>Grize</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Grize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>2d Grise</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Grizelin</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Griz"e*lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>See <er>Gridelin</er>.</def>

<h1>Grizzle</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Griz"zle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>gris</ets>: cf. <ets>grisaille</ets> hair partly gray, fr. <ets>gris</ets> gray. See <er>Gris</er>, and cf. <er>Grisaille</er>.]</ety> <def>Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Grizzled</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Griz"zled</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Gray; grayish; sprinkled or mixed with gray; of a mixed white and black.</def>

<blockquote><b>Grizzled</b> hair flowing in elf locks. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Grlzzly</h1> <Xpage=652>

<hw>Grlz"zly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Somewhat gray; grizzled.</def>

<blockquote>Old squirrels that turn <b>grizzly</b>. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Grizzly bear</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large and ferocious bear (<spn>Ursus horribilis</spn>) of Western North America and the Rocky Mountains. It is remarkable for the great length of its claws.</cd></cs>