Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GAR'TER-SNAKE, n.

An American serpent, the Coluber Sirtalis.

GARTH, n. [W. garz. See Garden.]

1. A dam or wear for catching fish.
2. A close; a little backside; a yard; a croft; a garden. [Not used.]

GA'RUM, n.

Pickle in which fish has been preserved.

GAS, n. [Sax. gast, G. geist, D. geest, spirit, ghost. The primary sense of air, wind, spirit, is to flow, to rush. Hence this word may be allied to Ir. gaisim, to flow; gasaim, to shoot forth, to gush; gast, a blast of wind. It may also be allied to yeast, – which see.]

In chimistry, a permanently elastic aeriform fluid, or a substance reduced to the state of an aeriform fluid by its permanent combination with caloric. Gases are invisible except when colored, which happens in two or three instances.

GAS'CON, n.

A native of Gascony in France.

GAS-CON-ADE', n. [Fr. from Gascon, an inhabitant of Gascony, the people of which are noted for boasting.]

A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging. Swift.

GAS-CON-ADE', v.i.

To boast; to brag; to vaunt; to bluster.

GAS'CON-A-DER, n.

A great boaster.

GAS'E-OUS, a.

In the form of gas or an aeriform fluid.

GASH, n. [I know not through what channel we have received this word. It may be allied to chisel. See Class Gs, No. 5, 6, 12, 28.]

A deep and long cut; an incision of considerable length, particularly in flesh. Milton.

GASH, v.i.

To make a gash, or long, deep incision; applied chiefly to incisions in flesh.

GASH'ED, pp.

Cut with a long, deep incision.

GASH'FUL, a.

Full of gashes; hideous.

GASH'ING, ppr.

Cutting long, deep incisions.

GAS-I-FI-CA'TION, n. [See Gasify.]

The act or process of converting into gas.

GAS'I-FI-ED, pp.

Converted into an aeriform fluid.

GAS'I-FY, v.t. [gas and L. facio, to make.]

To convert into gas or an aeriform fluid by combination with caloric.

GAS'I-FY-ING, ppr.

Converting into gas.

GAS'KET, n. [Sr. caxeta. See Case.]

A plaited cord fastened to the sail-yard of a ship, and used to furl or tie the sail to the yard. Mar. Dict.

GAS'KINS, n. plur.

Galligaskins; wide open hose. [See Galligaskins.] Shak.

GAS'LIGHT, n.

Light produced by the combustion of carbureted hydrogen gas. Gas-lights are now substituted for oil lights, in illuminating streets and apartments in houses.

GAS'ME-TER, n. [gas and meter.]

A machine attached to gas works and to gas pipes, to show the exact quantity used. Haldeman.

GAS-OM'E-TER, n. [gas and μετρον.]

In chimistry, an instrument or apparatus, intended to measure, collect, preserve or mix different gases. Coxe. An instrument for measuring the quantity of gas employed in an experiment; also, the place where gas is prepared for lighting streets. RS Jameson.

GAS-OM'E-TRY, n.

The science, art or practice of measuring gases. It teaches also the nature and properties of these elastic fluids. Coxe.

GASP, n.

1. The act of opening the mouth to catch the breath.
2. The short catch of the breath in the agonies of death. Addison.