GNOME

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.

2.
n.

A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.

3.
n.

A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.

4.
n.

A brief reflection or maxim. Peacham.


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