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A genus of climbing plants with very showy lilylike blossoms, natives of India.

A specious appearance; superficial quality or show. To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm than all the gloss of art. Goldsmith.

Specious show; gloss. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

The style or pin, which by its shadow, shows the hour of the day. It is usually set parallel to the earth's axis.

The art or science of dialing, or of constructing dials to show the hour of the day by the shadow of a gnomon.

or be carried on; to have course; to come to an issue or result; to succeed; to turn out. How goes the night, boy Shak. I think, as the world goes, he was a good sort of man enough. Arbuthnot. Whether the cause goes for me or against me, you must pay me the reward. I Watts.

. The fur is tinted with green, purple, and gold. -- Golden number (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and is so called from having formerly been written in the calendar in gold. -- Golden oriole. (Zoöl.) See Oriole. -- Golden pheasant. See under Pheasant…

ence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions. In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works. Tit. ii. 7.

d passes to the stomach. Wherewith he gripped her gorge with so great pain. Spenser. Now, how abhorred! . . . my gorge rises at it. Shak.

Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine; magnificent. Cloud-land, gorgeous land. Coleridge. Gogeous as the sun at midsummer. Shak. -- Gor"geous*ly, adv. -- Gor"geous*ness, n.

To howl. [Obs.] Wyclif.

The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England. How fares your Grace ! Shak.

State of being gracilent; slenderness. Milman. "Youthful gracility." W. D. Howells.

ing love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor; condescending; as, his most gracious majesty. A god ready to pardon, gracious and merciful. Neh. ix. 17. So hallowed and so gracious in the time. Shak.

beth's] crimes darkening on their progress . . . could this gradatory apostasy have been shown us. A. Seward.

Having a grain; divided into small particles or grains; showing the grain; hence, rough.

vation of thought or expression; nobility of action. Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. Milton.

or other plants; wreaths; -- usually in the plural. In that soft season when descending showers Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers. Pope.

regarious; belonging to the herd or common sort; common. [Obs.] "The gregarian soldiers." Howell.

Full of, or expressing, grief; showing great sorrow or affliction; as, a grievous cry. -- Griev"ous*ly, adv. -- Griev"ous*ness, n.