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- English Word Ginny-carriage Definition A small, strong carriage for conveying materials on a railroad.
- English Word Ginseng Definition A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.
- English Word Ginshop Definition A shop or barroom where gin is sold as a beverage.
- English Word Gip Definition To take out the entrails of (herrings).
- English Word Gip Definition A servant. See Gyp.
- English Word Gipoun Definition A short cassock.
- English Word Gipser Definition Alt. of Gipsire
- English Word Gipsire Definition A kind of pouch formerly worn at the girdle.
- English Word Gipsy Definition See Gypsy.
- English Word Gipsyism Definition See Gypsyism.
- English Word Giraffe Definition An African ruminant (Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest of animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs.
- English Word Girandole Definition An ornamental branched candlestick.
- English Word Girandole Definition A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form.
- English Word Girandole Definition A kind of revolving firework.
- English Word Girandole Definition A series of chambers in defensive mines.
- English Word Girasole Girasol Definition See Heliotrope.
- English Word Girasole Girasol Definition A variety of opal which is usually milk white, bluish white, or sky blue; but in a bright light it reflects a reddish color.
- English Word Gird Definition A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
- English Word Gird Definition A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
- English Word Gird Definition To strike; to smite.