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Furnished with fuzz; having fuzz; like fuzz; as, the fuzzy skin of a peach.

To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable. I am loth to gall a new-healed wound. Shak.

High boots or buskins; in Scotland, short spatterdashes or riding trousers, worn over the other clothing.

A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank. Dryden.

rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc. But war's a game, which, were their subject wise, Kings would not play at. Cowper.

A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games. When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner. Shak.

See Gaskins, 1. Lyly.

Gaskins. Beau & Fl.

The quality of being gauzy; flimsiness. Ruskin.

Military skill in a general officer or commander.

The fur of the common genet (Genetta vulgaris); also, any skin dressed in imitation of this fur.

One skilled in genethliacs.

One skilled in geometry; a geometrician; a mathematician. I. Watts.

One skilled in geometry; a geometer; a mathematician.

Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary. And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore. Goldsmith.

-- To give place, to withdraw; to yield one's claim. -- To give points. (a) In games of skill, to equalize chances by conceding a certain advantage; to allow a handicap. (b) To give useful suggestions. [Colloq.] -- To give rein. See under Rein, n. -- To give the sack . Same as To give the bag. -- To give and take.…

ng something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.

To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn. Did not his temples glow In the same sultry winds and acrching heats Addison. The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands. Gay.

A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances. Bee glue. See under Bee. -- Fish glue, a st…

s in water. The females have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes. See Mosquito.