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The genitals. [Obs.] Holland.

To make gestures; to gesticulate. The players . . . gestured not undecently withal. Holland.

Gilded. Holland.

liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and flavored with juniper berries; -- also called Hollands and Holland gin, because originally, and still very extensively, manufactured in Holland. Common gin is usually flavored with turpentine.

e. [Obs.] These quails have their set gists; to wit, ordinary resting and baiting places. Holland.

Cleaning; afterbirth. [Obs.] Holland.

A glowworm. {Obs.] Holland.

e noted for their powerful flight, activity, and courage. The Australian goshawk (A. Novæ-Hollandiæ) is pure white.

r of Freemasons or of Good Templars, etc. -- Grand paunch, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] Holland. -- Grand pensionary. See under Pensionary. -- Grand piano (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in which the wires or strings are generally triplicated, increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced in…

ss, or art, of graving or carving; engraving. Either of picture or gravery and embossing. Holland.

Grasp; reach. [Obs.] A vein of gold ore within one spade's griff. Holland.

ubstance, or matrix, of tissues. -- Ground swell. (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] Holland. (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean, caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a remote distance after the gale has ceased. -- Ground table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth. -- Ground tackle…

Guardianship. [Obs. & R.] " His tuition and guardenage." Holland.

An alvine evacuation; also, refuse matter. [Obs. or Local] Holland.

To inclose for mowing; to set aside for grass. "A ground . . . hained in." Holland.

Confidently; hardily. [Obs.] Holland.

is own camp, but also now at Rome, he heard ill for his temporizing and slow proceedings. Holland. -- To hear well, to be praised. [Obs.]

In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts; hence, also, a member of such a council.

Having six metrical feet, especially dactyls and spondees. Holland.

To hie. [Obs.] Men must high them apace, and make haste. Holland.