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The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in. [Western U.S.]

Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive attraction or the crystallizing process.

ension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do import. Hooker. But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . . Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood. Tennyson.

To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened. A gathering and serring of the spirits together to resist, maketh the teeth to set hard one against another. Bacon.

to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain. To lead him shackled, and exposed to scorn Of gathering crowds, the Britons' boasted chief. J. Philips.

A small kind of onion (Allium Ascalonicum) growing in clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or eschalot.

parallel runnings which are drawn up so as to make the material between them set full by gatherings; -- called also shirring, and gauging.

ise of ability; contrivance; address. [Obs.] Richard . . . by a thousand princely skills, gathering so much corn as if he meant not to return. Fuller.

The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland; hence, any rallying cry. Sir W. Scott.

A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception; as, a church sociable. [Colloq. U. S.]

One employed in gathering sponges.

A conference or conversation of philosophers at a banquet; hence, any similar gathering.

The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels. [Written also teaselling, teazling.]

The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue. Gwilt.

iron frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, -- used in fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom.

The operation of gathering grapes. [Obs.] Bailey.

The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making the wine for a season. Vintage spring, a wine fount. -- Vintage time, the time of gathering grapes and making wine. Milton.

The act of gathering the vintage, or crop of grapes.

s ejected or evacuated; a remnant; a fragment. [R.] Rowe. Voiding knife, a knife used for gathering up fragments of food to put them into a voider.

Storm; tempest. What gusts of weather from that gathering cloud My thoughts presage! Dryden.