Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GRIS'TLE, n. [grisl; Sax. gristle; perhaps the L. cartil, in cartilago; cartil for cratil. Qu. Gr. καρτερος, κρατερος, stong, or Ir. crislion, sinews.]

A cartilage; a smooth, solid, elastic substance in animal bodies, chiefly in those parts where a small easy motion is required, as in the nose, ears, larynx, trachea and sternum. It covers the ends of all bones which are united by movable articulations. Quincy.