Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GERUND, n. [L. gerundium, from gero, to bear.]

In the Latin grammar, a kind of verbal noun, partaking of the nature of a participle. Encyc.

GES-LING,

for Gosling. [Not in use.]

GEST, n. [L. gestum, from gero, to carry, to do.]

1. A deed, action or achievement. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Show; representation. [Obs.]
3. [Fr. gite, for giste, from genir, to lie.] A stage in traveling; so much of a journey as is made without resting; or properly, a rest; a stop. [Obs.] Brown.
4. A roll or journal of the several days and stages prefixed, in the journeys of the English kings, many of which are extant in the herald's office. Hanmer.

GES-TA'TION, n. [L. gestatio, from gero, to carry.]

1. The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy. Ray. Care.
2. The act of wearing, as clothes or ornaments. Brown.
3. The act of carrying sick persons in carriages, as s salutary exercise, by which diseases have often been cured. Med. Repos.

GES'TA-TO-RY, a.

That may be carried or worn. Brown.

GESTIC, a.

Pertaining to deeds; legendary. Goldsmith.

GES-TIC'U-IA-TING, ppr.

Making gestures, as in speaking.

GES-TIC'U-LATE, v.i. [L. gesticulor, from gestum, germ, to bear or carry, or gentio.]

To make gestures or motions, ns in speaking; to use postures. Herbert.

GES-TIC'U-LATE, v.t.

To imitate; to act. B. Jonson.

GES-TIC-U-LA'TION, n. [L. gesticulatio.]

1. The act of making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments.
2. Gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments.
3. Antic tricks or motions.

GES-TIC'U-LA-TOR, n.

One that shows postmen, or makes gestures.

GES-TIC'U-LA-TO-RY, a.

Representing in gestures. Warton.

GESTUR-AL, a.

Pertaining to gesture.

GESTURE, n. [L. gestus, from gero, to bear, to do; Fr. a geste.]

1. A motion of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment a passion; any action or posture intended to express au idea or a passion, or to enforce an argument or opinion; It consists chiefly in the actions or movements of the hands and face, and should be suited to the subject. Encyc.
2. Movement of the body or limbs. Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, In every gesture dignity and love. Milton.

GESTURE, v.t.

To accompany with gesture or action. Hooker. Wotton.

GESTUR-ED, pp.

Accompanied with gesture or action.

GESTURE-LESS, a.

Free front gestures.

GESTURE-MENT, n.

Act of making gestures.

GES'TUR-ING, ppr.

Accompanying with gesture or action.

GET,

v; a. To arrive at any place or state; followed by some modifying word, and sometimes implying difficulty or labor; as, To get away or away from, to depart; to quit; to leave; or to disengage one's self from. To get among, to arrive in the midst of; to become one of a number. To get Wore, to arrive in front, or more forward. To get behind, to fall in the rear; to lag. To get back, to arrive at the place from which one departed; to return. To get clear, to disengage one's self; to be released aa from confinement, obligation or burden; also, to be freed from danger or embarrassment. To get down, to descend; to come from an elevation. To get home, to arrive at one's dwelling. To get in or into, to arrive within an inclosure, or a mixed body; to pass in; to insinuate one's self. To get loose or free, to disengage one's self; to be released from confinement. To get off, to escape; to depart; to get clear; also, to alight to descend from. To get out, to depart from an inclosed place or from confinement; to escape; to free one's self from embarrassment. To get along, to proceed; to advance. To get rid of, to disengage one's self from; also, to shift off; to remove. To get together, to meet; to assemble; to convene. To get up, to arise; to rise from a bed or a seat; also, to ascend; to climb. To get through, to pass through and reach a point beyond any thing; also, to finish; to accomplish. To get quit of, to get rid of; to shift off, or to disengage one's self from. To get forward, to proceed; to advance; also, to prosper; to advance in wealth. T o get near, to approach within a small distance. To get ahead, to advance; to prosper. To get on, to proceed; to advance. To get a mile or other distance, to pass over it in traveling. To get at, to reach; to make way to. To get asleep to fall asleep. To get drunk, to become intoxicated. To get between, to arrive between. To get to, to reach; to arrive.

GET, v.t. pret.

1. got, [gat, obs.] pp. got, gotten. [Sax. geton, gylan, or geatan, to get; agytan, to know or under-stand; angitan, andgilan, to find, to ttnderstand; The Danish has forgieller, to forget, but gietter signifies to guess, or to suppose, to think; the Swedish also has forgala, to forget, to give to obliveon, ex animo ejicere. The simple verb gietter, gita, coincides with the D. gieten, G; giessen, to nobb, to pour out, to found, as vessels of metal, Sax; geotan. Tort, then, is primarily, to throw, and with respeet to acquisition, it is to rnsh on and seize. The Italian has cattare, to get; raccattare, to regain, to acquire; Qu. Sp; rescatar, Port. resgatar, to redeem, to ransom; See Rescue.]
2. To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of, by almost any means. We get favor by kindness; we get wealth by industry and economy; we get land by purchase; we get poise by good conduct; and we get blame by doing injustice. The merchant should get a profit on his goods; the laborer should get a due reward for his labor; most men get what they can for their goods or for their services. Get differs from acquire, as it does not always express permanence of possession, which is the appropriate sense of acquire. We get a book or a loaf of bread by borrowing, we do not acquire it; but we get or acquire an estate.
3. To have. Thou hast got the face of a man. Herbert. This is a most common, but gross abuse of this word; We constantly hear it said, I have got no corn, I have got no money, she has got a fair complexion, when the person means only, l have no corn, I have no money, she has a fair complexion.
4. To beget; to procreate; to generate. Locke.
5. To learn; as, to get a lesson.
6. To prevail on; to induce; to persuade. Though the king could not get him to engage in a life of business. Spectator. [This is not elegant.]
7. To procure to be. We could not get the work done. Not elegant.]
8. To get of, to put off; to take or pull off; as, to get of a garment; also, to remove; as, to get off a ship from shoals.
9. To sell; to dispose of; as, to get of goods.
10. To get on, to put on; to draw or pull on; as, to get on a coat; to get on boots.
11. To get in, to collect and shelter; to bring under cover; as, to get in corn.
12. To get out, to draw forth; as, to get out a secret.
13. To draw out; to disengage.
14. To ga the day, to win; to conquer; to gain the victory. To get together, to collect; to amass.
15. To go over, to surmount; to conquer; to pass without being obstructed; as, to get over difficulties; also, to recover; as, to get over sickness.
16. To get above, to surmount; to surpass.
17. To get up, to prepare and introduce upon the stage; to bring forward. With a pronoun following, it signifies to betake; to re-move; to go; as, get you to bed; get thee out of the land. But this mode of expression can hardly be deemed elegant.

GET'TER, n.

1. One who gets, gains, obtains or acquires.
2. One who begets or procreates.

GET'TING, n.

1. The act of obtaining, gaining or acquiring; acquisition. Get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get understanding. Prov. iv.
2. Gain profit. Swift.

GET'TING, ppr.

Obtaining; procuring; gaining; winning; begetting.

GEWGAW, a.

Showy without value. Law.