Galvanized iron, formerly, iron coated with zink by electrical
deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with zink by plunging into a
bath of melted zink, after its surface has been cleaned by friction
with the aid of dilute acid.
Gal"va*ni`zer (?), n. One who, or that which, galvanize.
Gal*van`o*caus"tic (?), a. [Galvanic + caustic.] Relating to the use of
galvanic heat as a caustic, especially in medicine.
Gal*van`o*cau"ter*y (?), n. (Med.) Cautery effected by a knife or
needle heated by the passage of a galvanic current.
Gal`va*nog"ly*phy (?), n. [Galvanic + Gr. &?; to engrave.] Same as
Glyphography.
Gal*van"o*graph (?), n. [Galvanic + -graph.] (Engraving) A copperplate
produced by the method of galvanography; also, a picture printed from
such a plate.
Gal*van`o*graph"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to galvanography.
Gal`va*nog"ra*phy (?), n. [Galvanic + -graphy.] 1. The art or process
of depositing metals by electricity; electrotypy.
2. A method of producing by means of electrotyping process (without
etching) copperplates which can be printed from in the same manner as
engraved plates.
Gal`va*nol"o*gist (?), n. One who describes the phenomena of galvanism;
a writer on galvanism.
Gal`va*nol"o*gy (?) n. [Galvanic + -logy.] A treatise on galvanism, or
a description of its phenomena.
Gal`va*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Galvanic + -meter: cf. F. galvanomËtre.]
(Elec.) An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an
electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle.
Differential galvanometer. See under Differental, a. -- Sine
galvanometer, Cosine galvanometer, Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a
galvanometer in which the sine, cosine, or tangent respectively, of the
angle through which the needle is deflected, is proportional to the
strength of the current passed through the instrument.
Gal*van`o*met"ric (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or measured by, a
galvanometer.
Gal`va*nom"e*try (?), n. The art or process of measuring the force of
electric currents.
Gal*van`o*plas"tic (?), a. [Galvanic + -plastic.] Of or pertaining to
the art or process of electrotyping; employing, or produced by, the
process of electolytic deposition; as, a galvano-plastic copy of a
medal or the like.
Gal*van"o*plas`ty (?), n. [Cf. F. galanoplastie.] The art or process of
electrotypy.
Gal*van`o*punc"ture (?), n. (Med.) Same as Electro-puncture.
Gal*van`o*scope (?), n. [Galvanic + -scope: cf. F. galvanoscope.]
(Elec.) An instrument or apparatus for detecting the presence of
electrical currents, especially such as are of feeble intensity.
Gal*van`o*scop"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a galvanoscope.
Gal`va*nos"co*py (?), n. (Physiol.) The use of galvanism in
physiological experiments.
||Gal`va*not"o*nus (?), n. [NL., fr. E. galvanic + Gr. &?; to tone.]
||(Physiol.) Same as Electrotonus.
Gal`va*not"ro*pism (?), n. [Galvanic + Gr. &?; to turn.] (Bot.) The
tendency of a root to place its axis in the line of a galvanic current.
Gal"wes (?), n. Gallows. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ga"ma grass` (?). [From Gama, a cluster of the Maldive Islands.] (Bot.)
A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly
productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Southern
States of North America as a forage grass; -- called also sesame grass.
Ga*mash"es (?), n. pl. [F. gamaches.] High boots or buskins; in
Scotland, short spatterdashes or riding trousers, worn over the other
clothing.
||Gam"ba (?), n. A viola da gamba.
Gam*ba"does (?), n. pl. [I. or Sp. gamba leg. See Gambol, n.] Same as
Gamashes.
His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side
with rusty clasps.
Sir W. Scott.
Gam"be*son (?), n. Same as Gambison.
Gam"bet (?), n. [Fr. gambette, or It. gambetta.] (Zoˆl.) Any bird of
the genuis Totanus. See Tattler.
Gam"bier (?), n. [Malayan.] (a) The inspissated juice of a plant
(Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and,
under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing with the Areca
nut, and is exported for tanning and dyeing. (b) Catechu. [Written also
gambeer and gambir.]
Gam"bi*son (?), n. [OF. gambeson, gambaison, fr. gambais, wambais, of
German origin: cf. MHG. wambeis, G. wams doublet, fr. OHG. wamba,
stomach. See Womb.] A defensive garment formerly in use for the body,
made of cloth stuffed and quilted.
Gam"bist (?), n. [It. gamba leg.] (Mus.) A performer upon the viola di
gamba. See under Viola.
Gam"bit (?), n. [F. gambit, cf. It. gambitto gambit, a tripping up. See
Gambol, n.] (Chess Playing) A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn
is sacrificed to gain an attacking position.
Gam"ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gambled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gambling
(?).] [Dim. of game. See 2d Game.] To play or game for money or other
stake.
Gamble, v. t. To lose or squander by gaming; -- usually with away.
"Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates." Ames.
Gam"bler (?), n. One who gambles.
Gam*boge" (?), n. A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several
species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses,
or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name.
The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish
yellow. Taken internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and
emetic. [Written also camboge.]
There are several kinds of gamboge, but all are derived from species of
Garcinia, a genus of trees of the order GuttiferÊ. The best Siam
gamboge is thought to come from Garcinia Hanburii. Ceylon gamboge is
from G. Morella. G. pictoria, of Western India, yields gamboge, and
also a kind of oil called gamboge butter.
{ Gam*bo"gi*an (?), Gambogic (?), } a. Pertaining to, resembling, or
containing, gamboge.
Gam"bol (gm"bl), n. [OE. gambolde, gambaulde, F. gambade, gambol, fr.
It. gambata kick, fr. L. gamba leg, akin to F. jambe, OF. also, gambe,
fr. L. gamba, hoof or perh. joint: cf. Gr. kamph` a binding, winding,
W., Ir. & Gael. cam crooked; perh. akin to E. chamber: cf.F. gambiller
to kick about. Cf. Jamb, n., Gammon ham, Gambadoes.] A skipping or
leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank. Dryden.
Gam"bol v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gamboled (?), or Gambolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gamboling or Gambolling.] To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk;
to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs.
Gam"brel (?), n. [OF. gambe, jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf. Cambrel,
Chambrel, and see Gambol. n.] 1. The hind leg of a horse.
2. A stick crooked like a horse's hind leg; - - used by butchers in
suspending slaughtered animals.
Gambrel roof (Arch.), a curb roof having the same section in all parts,
with a lower steeper slope and an upper and flatter one, so that each
gable is pentagonal in form.
Gam"brel v. t. To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel. Beau. & Fl.
Gam*broon" (?), n. A kind of twilled linen cloth for lining. Simmonds.
Game (?), a. [Cf. W. cam crooked, and E. gambol, n.] Crooked; lame; as,
a game leg. [Colloq.]
Game, n. [OE. game, gamen, AS. gamen, gomen, play, sport; akin to OS.,
OHG., & Icel. gaman, Dan. gammen mirth, merriment, OSw. gamman joy. Cf.
Gammon a game, Backgammon, Gamble v. i.] 1. Sport of any kind; jest,
frolic.
We have had pastimes here, and pleasant game.
Shak.
2. A contest, physical or mental, according to certain 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.
Among the ancients, especially the Greeks and Romans, there were
regularly recurring public exhibitions of strength, agility, and skill
under the patronage of the government, usually accompanied with
religious ceremonies. Such were the Olympic, the Pythian, the Nemean,
and the Isthmian games.
3. The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single
contest; as, a game at cards.
Talk the game o'er between the deal.
Lloyd.
4. That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of
points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short
whist five points are game.
5. (Card Playing) In some games, a point credited on the score to the
player whose cards counts up the highest.
6. A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose;
method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan; project.
Your murderous game is nearly up.
Blackw. Mag.
It was obviously Lord Macaulay's game to blacken the greatest
literary champion of the cause he had set himself to attack.
Saintsbury.
7. Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats designed for, or
served at, table.
Those species of animals . . . distinguished from the rest by the
well-known appellation of game.
Blackstone.
Confidence game. See under Confidence. -- To make game of, to make
sport of; to mock. Milton.
Game, a. 1. Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock;
ready to fight to the last; plucky.
I was game . . . .I felt that I could have fought even to the
death.
W. Irving.
2. Of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game, or to the
act or practice of hunting.
Game bag, a sportsman's bag for carrying small game captured; also, the
whole quantity of game taken. -- Game bird, any bird commonly shot for
food, esp. grouse, partridges, quails, pheasants, wild turkeys, and the
shore or wading birds, such as plovers, snipe, woodcock, curlew, and
sandpipers. The term is sometimes arbitrarily restricted to birds
hunted by sportsmen, with dogs and guns. -- Game egg, an egg producing
a gamecock. -- Game laws, laws regulating the seasons and manner of
taking game for food or for sport. -- Game preserver, a land owner who
regulates the killing of game on his estate with a view to its
increase. [Eng.] -- To be game. (a) To show a brave, unyielding spirit.
(b) To be victor in a game. [Colloq.] -- To die game, to maintain a
bold, unyielding spirit to the last; to die fighting.
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Game (gm), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gamed (gmd); p. pr. & vb. n. Gaming.]
[OE. gamen, game&?;en, to rejoice, AS. gamenian to play. See Game, n.]
1. To rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English,
impersonally with dative. [Obs.]
God loved he best with all his whole hearte At alle times, though
him gamed or smarte.
Chaucer.