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Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping over it. Locke.

s, obtained from petroleum, as also by the distillation of bituminous coal. It is used in making air gas, and in giving illuminating power to water gas. See Carburetor.

The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach, for the introduction of food.

An attachment for making gathers in the cloth.

regulate 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 stra…

A portable apparatus for making soda water or aërated liquids on a small scale. Knight.

vies. O sleep! it is a gentle thing. Coleridge. The gentle craft, the art or trade of shoemaking.

ich allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to geanticlinal.

Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so prepared.

A variety of gesso which when dried becomes hard and durable, often used in making bas-relief casts, which are colored and mounted in elaborate frames.

The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments.

Act of making gestures; gesturing. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.

mily (Salsola Kali), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap.

of palms, Metroxylon Sagu, and Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands. It is used for making cordage. Called also ejoo.

pal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. "Our grand foe, Satan." Milton. Making so bold . . . to unseal Their grand commission. Shak.

Making great. [R.] Bailey.

-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins.

That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh. -- Grat"ing*ly, adv.

A handsome tropical American wood, much used for making flutes and other wind instruments; -- called also Grenada cocos, or cocus, and red ebony.