Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GAN'GREN-ING, ppr.

Mortifying.

GAN'GRE-NOUS, a.

Mortified; indicating mortification of living flesh.

GANG'WAY, n.

A passage, way or avenue into or out of any inclosed place, especially a passage into or out of a ship, or from one part of a ship to another; also a narrow platform of planks laid horizontally along the upper part of a ship's side, from the quarter deck to the forecastle. To bring to the gangway, in the discipline of ships, is to punish a seaman by seizing him up and flogging him.

GANG'WEEK, n.

Rogation week, when processions are made to lustrate or survey the bounds of parishes. Dict.

GAN'IL, n.

A kind of brittle limestone. Kirwan.

GAN'NET, n. [Sax. ganot. See Gander.]

The Solan Goose, a fowl of the genus Pelicanus, about seven pounds in weight, with a straight bill, six inches long, and palmated feet. These fowls frequent the isles of Scotland in summer, and feed chiefly on herrings. Encyc.

GANT'LET, or GAUNT'LET, n. [Fr. gantelet, from gant, a glove; It. guanto; D. want; Dan. and Sw. vante, a glove.]

A large iron glove with fingers covered with small plates, formerly worn by cavaliers, armed at all points. To throw the gantlet, is to challenge; and To take up the gantlet, is to accept the challenge.

GANT'LOPE, n. [The last syllable is from the Teutonic, D. loopen, to run. The first is probably from gang, a passage. The German has gassenlaufer, street runner.]

A military punishment inflicted on criminals for some hainous offense. It is executed in this manner; soldiers are arranged in two rows, face to face, each armed with a switch or instrument of punishment; between these rows, the offender, stripped to his waist, is compelled to pass a certain number of times, and each man gives him a stroke. A similar punishment is used on board of ships. Hence this word is chiefly used in the phrase, to run the gantlet or gantlope. Dryden. Mar. Dict.

GAN'ZA, n. [Sp. ganso, a goose. See Gander.]

A kind of wild goose, by a flock of which a virtuoso was fabled to be carried to the lunar world. Johnson. Hudibras.

GAOL, n. [Fr. geôle; Arm. geol or jol; W. geol; Norm. geaule; geole; Sp. jaula, a cage, a cell; Port. gaiola. Qu. Class GI, No. 11, 36, Ar. As the pronunciation gole accords with that of goal, a different word, it would be convenient to write this word uniformly jail.]

A prison; a place for the confinement of debtors and criminals.

GAOL, v.t.

To imprison; to confine in prison. Bacon.

GAOL-DE-LIV'ER-Y, n.

A judicial process for clearing jails of criminals, by trial and condemnation or acquittal.

GAOL-ER, n.

The keeper of a gaol or prisoner; a jailer.

GAP, n. [See Gape and Gab. Gipsy, geb, Hindoo, gibah, a hole.]

1. An opening in any thing made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence or wall.
2. A breach. Manifold miseries ensued by the opening of that gap to all that side of Christendom. Knolles.
3. Any avenue or passage; way of entrance or departure. Dryden.
4. A breach; a defect; a flaw; as, a gap in honor or reputation. Shak. More.
5. An interstice; a vacuity. A third can fill the gap with laughing. Swift.
6. A hiatus; a chasm; as, a gap between words. Pope. To stop a gap, to secure a weak point; to repair a defect. To stand in the gap, to expose one's self for the protection of something; to make defense against any assailing danger. Ezek. xxii.

GAPE, n.

A gaping. Addison.

GAPE, v.i. [Sax. geapan; Sw. gapa; D. gaapen; G. gaffen; Dan. gaber; Ar. خَابَ jauba, to split, tear or cut open.]

1. To open the mouth wide, from sleepiness, drowsiness or dullness; to yawn. Swift.
2. To open the mouth for food, as young birds. Dryden.
3. To gape for or after, to desire earnestly; to crave; to look and long for; as, men often gape after court favor. The hungry grave for her due tribute gapes. Denham. To gape at, in a like sense. is hardly correct.
4. To open in fissures or crevices; as, a gaping rock. May that ground gape and swallow me alive. Shak.
5. To have a hiatus; as, one vowel gaping on another. Dryden.
6. To open the mouth in wonder or surprise; as, the gaping fool; the gaping crowd.
7. To utter sound with open throat. Roscommon.
8. To open the mouth with hope or expectation. Hudibras.
9. To open the mouth with a desire to injure or devour. They have gaped upon me with their mouth. Job xvi.

GAP'ER, n.

1. One who gapes; a yawner.
2. One who opens his mouth for wonder and stares foolishly.
3. One who longs or craves. Carew.
4. A fish with six or seven bands and tail undivided. Pennant.

GAP'ING, ppr.

Opening the mouth wide from sleepiness, dullness, wonder or admiration; yawning; opening in fissures; craving.

GAP-TOOTH-ED, a.

Having interstices between the teeth. Dryden.

GAR, n. [Sax.]

1. In Saxon, a dart, a weapon; as, in Edgar, or Eadgar, a happy weapon; Ethelgar, noble weapon. Gibson. This may be the Ch. גירא or גררא, an arrow, a dart; Sam. an arrow.
2. Several kinds of fish are known by this name.

GAR'A-GAY, a.

A rapacious fowl of Mexico of the size of the kite. Dict.

GARB, n. [Fr. garbe, looks, countenance; It. and Sp. garbo; Norm. garbs, clothes, dress; Russ. gerb, arms; from the root of gear.]

1. Dress; clothes; habit; as, the garb of a clergyman or judge.
2. Fashion or mode of dress. Denham.
3. Exterior appearance; looks. Shak.
4. In heraldry, a sheaf of corn. [Fr. gerbe, Sp. garba.]

GAR'BAGE, n. [I know not the component parts of this word.]

The bowels of an animal; refuse parts of flesh offal. Shak. Dryden.

GAR'BAG-ED, a.

Stripped of the bowels. Sherwood.

GARB'ED, a.

Dressed; habited.