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Causing fear; eerie. [Scot.]

An instrument for measuring the extension of a body, especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron, steel, or other material, when subjected to a tensile force.

Frightful; causing fear [Scotch] "This fearsome wind." Sir W. Scott

ch side playing but one ball, the partners striking alternately. It is called a mixed foursome when each side consists of a man and a woman.

Full of gayety and mirth; given to pranks; sportive. Old England, who takes a frolicsome brain fever once every two or three years, for the benefit of her doctors. Sir W. Scott. -- Frol"ic*some*ly, adv. -- Frol"ic*some*ness, n.

ndant; plenteous; not shriveled. [Obs.] His lean, pale, hoar, and withered corpse grew fulsome, fair, and fresh. Golding.

to further, advance, or promote; helpful; advantageous. [R.] You will not find it furthersome. Carlyle.

Handy; reat; handsome; notable. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Gainful.

Angry; malignant. [Obs.] Bp. Morton.

Gay; sportive; playful; frolicsome; merry. Shak. Gladness of the gamesome crowd. Byron. -- Game"some*ly, adv. -- Game"some*ness, n.

An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas; in gas works, a huge iron cylinder closed at one end and having the other end immersed in water, in which it is made to rise or fall, according to the volume of gas it contains, or the pressure required.

Of or pertaining to the measurement of gases; as, gasometric analysis.

The art or practice of measuring gases; also, the science which treats of the nature and properties of these elastic fluids. Coxe.

Full of gayety. Mir. for Mag.

rfulness; having the appearance of gayety; pleasing. Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day. Prior. -- Glad"some*ly, adv. -- Glad"some*ness, n. Hours of perfect gladsomeness. Wordsworth.

Merry; joyous; gleeful.

An apparatus for determining the amount of sugar in diabetic urine.

The reproductive zooids of a hydroid colony, collectively.

, Grue"some, a. Etym: [From a word akin to Dan. gru horror, terror + -some; cf. D. gruwzaam, G. grausam. Cf. Grisly.]