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One who is an object of open-mouthed wonder. I was to be a gapingstock and a scorn to the young volunteers. Godwin.

A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose (Viburnum Opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree (Euonymus Europæus).

te the depth of cut. Knight. -- Gauge stuff, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet. -- Gauge wheel, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to determine the depth of the furrow. -- Joiner's gauge, an instrument used to strike a line parallel to the straight si…

The object gazed on. Made of my enemies the scorn and gaze. Milton. At gaze (a) (Her.) With the face turned directly to the front; -- said of the figures of the stag, hart, buck, or hind, when borne, in this position, upon an escutcheon. (b) In a position expressing sudden fear or surprise; -- a term used in stag hunti…

A person or thing gazed at with scorn or abhorrence; an object of curiosity or contempt. Bp. Hall.

Scorn, derision, or contempt. [Prov. Eng.]

An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer. Mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns. Shak. With solemn gibe did Eustace banter me. Tennyson.

In a gibing manner; scornfully.

To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms. Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me. Shak.

An American longicorn beetle (Oncideres cingulatus) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvæ.

The corn cockle; also anciently applied to the Nigella, or fennel flower.

A lilylike plant, of the genus Gladiolus; -- called also corn flag.

any species, some of which are cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flowers; the corn flag; the sword lily.

A quick cast of the eyes; a quick or a casual look; a swift survey; a glimpse. Dart not scornful glances from those eyes. Shak.

Bearing acorns or other nuts; as, glandiferous trees.

The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits. Gray.

A seashore plant of the Spinach family (Salicornia herbacea), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family (Salsola Kali), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap.

Turf; soil; ground; sod. Fertile of corn the glebe, of oil, and wine. Milton.

Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor. The red glow of scorn. Shak.

iety. Like three horses that have broken fence, And glutted all night long breast-deep in corn. Tennyson.