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An idiom of the Greek language; a Hellenism. Addison.

To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes; to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with friendship; to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or through the intervention of another, or by writing or token. My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. Shak.

e mother was so afflicted at the loss of a fine boy, . . . that she died for grief of it. Addison.

o such a hideons grimace, that every feature of it appeared under a different distortion. Addison.

the teeth; a hard, forced, or smeering smile. I.Watts. He showed twenty teeth at a grin. Addison.

One who grins. Addison.

The main body; the chief part, bulk, or mass. "The gross of the enemy." Addison. For the gross of the people, they are considered as a mere herd of cattle. Burke.

floor. -- Ground form (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root. -- Ground furze (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous shrub (Ononis arvensis) of Europe and Central Asia,; -- called also rest- harrow…

Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh. Addison. Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. Thackeray. -- Gruff"ly, adv. -- Gruff"ness, n.

or changing the line of motion of belt; an idler. Knight. -- Guide rail (Railroads), an additional rail, between the others, gripped by horizontal driving wheels on the locomotive, as a means of propulsion on steep gradients.

tious memory, having gutted a proper name of its vowels, used it as freely as he pleased. Addison.

purse can buy. Shak. There are, among the states, several of Venus, in different habits. Addison.

Inhabited. [Archaic] Another world, which is habited by the ghosts of men and women. Addison.

To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.

ich the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form. [Written also halbert.]

ind; error; mistake; a blunder. This must have been the hallucination of the transcriber. Addison.

execution; ability; skill; dexterity. He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. Addison.

As much as the hand will grasp or contain. Addison.

ce in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or ten pounds, and the like.…

A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft. Addison.