Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GRAN'U-LA-TING, ppr.

Forming into grains.

GRAN-U-LA'TION, n.

The act of forming into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar. In chimistry, the granulation of metallic substances is performed by pouring the melted substances slowly into water, which is, at the same time, agitated with a broom. Encyc.

GRAN'ULE, [Sp. granillo, from L. granum.]

A little grain; a small particle.

GRAN'U-LOUS, a.

Full of grains; abounding with granular substances.

GRAPE, n. [This word is from the root of grab, gripe, and signifies primarily a cluster or bunch; Fr. grappe de raisin, a bunch of grapes; W. grab, a cluster, a grape; grabin, a clasping; It. grappa, a grappling; grappo, a cluster, a bunch of grapes.]

1. Properly, a cluster of the fruit of the vine; but with us, a single berry of the vine; the fruit from which wine is made by expression and fermentation.
2. In the manege, grapes signifies mangy tumors on the legs of a horse.

GRAPE-HY'A-CINTH, n.

A plant or flower, a species of Hyaciuthus, or Muscari.

GRAPE'LESS, a.

Wanting the strength and flavor of the grape. Jenyns.

GRAPE'SHOT, n.

A cluster of small shot, confined in a canvas bag, forming a kind of cylinder, whose diameter is equal to that of the ball adapted to the cannon. Encyc.

GRAPE'STONE, n.

The stone or seed of the grape.

GRAPH'IC, or GRAPH'IC-AL, a. [L. graphicus; Gr. γραφικος, from γραφω, to write.]

1. Pertaining to the art of writing or delineating.
2. Well delineated. Bacon.
3. Describing with accuracy.

GRAPH'IC-AL-LY, adv.

With good delineation; in a picturesque manner. Brown.

GRAPH'ITE, n. [Gr. γραφω, to write.]

Carburet of iron, a substance used for pencils, and very improperly called black-lead. Dict. Nat. Hist. Cleveland.

GRAPH'O-LITE, n. [supra.]

A species of slate proper for writing on.

GRAPH-OM'E-TER, n. [Gr. γραφω, to describe, and μετρον, measure.]

A mathematical instrument, called also a semicircle, whose use is to observe any angle whose vertex is at the center of the instrument in any plane, and to find how many degrees it contains. Encyc.

GRAPH-O-METRIC-AL, a.

Pertaining to or ascertained by a graphometer.

GRAP'NEL, or GRAP'LING, n. [Fr. grappin. See Grapple.]

1. A small anchor fitted with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels.
2. A grappling iron, used to seize and hold one ship to another in engagements. This is called a fire grapling.

GRAP'PLE, n.

1. A seizing; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold. Milton.
2. Close fight. Shak.
3. A hook or iron instrument by which one ship fastens on another. Dryden.

GRAP'PLE, v.i.

To seize; to contend in close fight, as wrestlers. Milton. Addison. To grapple with, to contend with; to struggle with successfully. Shak.

GRAP'PLE, v.t. [Goth. greipan, to gripe; Ger. greifen; D. grypen; Dan. griber; Sw. grabba, gripa; It. grappare; W. crapeaw. See Grape and Gripe.]

1. To seize; to lay fast hold on, either with the hands or with hooks. We say, a man grapples his antagonist, or a ship grapples another ship.
2. To fasten; to fix, as the mind or heart. [Not in use.] Shak.

GRAP'PLED, pp.

Seized; laid fast hold on.

GRAP'PLE-MENT, n.

A grappling; close fight or embrace.

GRAP'PLING, ppr.

Laying fast hold on.

GRAP'PLING-IR-ONS, n.

Irons used as instruments of grappling and holding fast.

GRAP'Y, a.

1. Like grapes; full of clusters of grapes. Addison.
2. Made of grapes. Gay.

GRASP, n.

1. The gripe or seizure of the hand. This seems to be its proper sense; but it denotes also a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms.
2. Possession; hold.
3. Reach of the arms; and figuratively, the power of seizing. Bonaparte seemed to think he had the Russian empire within his grasp.