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ed on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals. Gwilt.

Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.

A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi.

splendid; fine; richly dressed. Why is my neighbor's wife so gay Chaucer. A bevy of fair women, richly gay In gems and wanton dressMilton.

To have a misgiving. [Obs.] My mind gives ye're reserved To rob poor market women. J. Webster.

ducing a glamour. The former is used figuratively, of the gift of fascination peculiar to women. It had much of glamour might To make a lady seem a knight. Sir W. Scott.

A ruff worn by women. [Obs.]

l, or moral; loveliness; commonly, easy elegance of manners; perfection of form. Grace in women gains the affections sooner, and secures them longer, than any thing else. Hazlitt. I shall answer and thank you again For the gift and the grace of the gift. Longfellow.

r. (a) Dressed horse hides. (b) Goat, seal, and other skins blacked on the grain side for women's shoes, etc. -- Grain moth (Zoöl.), one of several small moths, of the family Tineidæ (as Tinea granella and Butalis cereAlella), whose larvæ devour grain in storehouses. -- Grain side (Leather), the side of a skin or hid…

Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek. Grecian bend, among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.] -- Grecian fire. See Greek fire, under Greek.

A thin gauzelike fabric of silk or wool, for women's wear.

The part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women. [Written also gyneceum, gynecium.] Tennyson.

Of or relating to women.

The science which treats of the structure and diseases of women. -- Gyn`e*col"o*gist.

Hatred of women; repugnance to the society of women. Holmes.

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

A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, -- used by women.

the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament. Hat block, a block on which hats are formed or dressed. -- To pass around the hat, to take up a collection of voluntary contributions, which are often receiv…

A cotquean; a man who intermeddles with women's concerns.

A fine wide wooled fabric much used for women's dresses.