Part 5016

<i>J. Webstar. </i>

<mhw><h1>Gueber Guebre</h1> <Xpage=656>

<hw>Gue"ber</hw> <hw>Gue"bre</hw></mhw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Gheber</er>.</def>

<h1>Guelderrose'</h1> <Xpage=656>

<hw>Guel"der*rose'</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Supposed to be brought from <ets>Guelderland</ets>; hence, D. <ets>Geldersche roos</ets>, G. <ets>Gelderische rose</ets>, F. <ets>rose de Gueldre</ets>, It. <ets>rose di Gueldra</ets>, Sp. <ets>rosa de Gueldres</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A cultivated variety of a species of <spn>Viburnum</spn> (<spn>V. Opulus</spn>), bearing large bunches of white flowers; -- called also <altname>snowball tree</altname>.</def>

<h1>Guelph, Guelf</h1> <Xpage=656>

<hw><hw>Guelph</hw>, <hw>Guelf</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>Guelfo</ets>, from <ets>Welf</ets>, the name of a German family.]</ety> <fld>(Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the House of Guelph and the pope, and opposed the Ghibellines, or faction of the German emperors.</def>

<h1>Guelphic, Guelfic</h1> <Xpage=656>

<hw><hw>Guelph"ic</hw>, <hw>Guelf"ic</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to the family or the facttion of the Guelphs.</def>

<h1>Guenon</h1> <Xpage=656>

<hw>Guenon"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several long-tailed Oriental monkeys, of the genus <spn>Cercocebus</spn>, as the green monkey and grivet.</def>

<h1>Gueparde</h1> <Xpage=656>

<hw>Gue`parde"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>gu\'82pard</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The cheetah.</def>

<h1>Guerdon</h1> <Xpage=656>

<hw>Guer"don</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>guerdon</ets>, <ets>guerredon</ets>, LL. <ets>widerdonum</ets> (influenced by L. <ets>donum</ets> gift, cf. <er>Donation</er> ), fr. OHG. <ets>widarl<?/n</ets>; <ets>widar</ets> again, against (G. <ets>wider</ets> <ets>wieder</ets>) + <ets>l&omac;n</ets> reward, G. <ets>lohn</ets>, akin to AS. <ets>le\'a0n</ets> Goth. <ets>laun</ets>. See <er>Withers</er>.]</ety> <def>A reward; requital; recompense; -- used in both a good and a bad sense.</def>

<i>Macaulay.</i>

<blockquote>So young as to regard men's frown or smile As loss or <b>guerdon</b> of a glorious lot. <i>Byron.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the just <b>guerdon</b> of all his former villainies. <i>Knolles.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Guerdon</h1> <Xpage=656>

<hw>Guer"don</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OF. guerdonner, guerredonner. See <er>Guerdon</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>Him we gave a costly bribe To <b>guerdon</b> silence. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Guerdonable</h1> <Xpage=656>

<hw>Guer"don*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>guerredonable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Worthy of reward.</def>

<i>Sir G. Buck. </i>

<h1>Guerdonless</h1> <Xpage=656>

<hw>Guer"don*less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Without reward or guerdon.</def>

<h1>Guereza</h1> <Xpage=656>

<hw>Gue*re"za</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A beautiful Abyssinian monkey (<spn>Colobus guereza</spn>), having the body black, with a fringe of long, silky, white hair along the sides, and a tuft of the same at the end of the tail. The frontal band, cheeks, and chin are white.</def>