Gar"gle, n. A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to
cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect.
Gar"gol (?), n. [Cf. Gargil.] A distemper in swine; garget. Mortimer.
||Gar`gou*lette" (?), n. [F.] A water cooler or jug with a handle and
||spout; a gurglet. Mollett.
Gar"goyle (?), n. [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp. g·rgola, prob.
fr. the same source as F. gorge throat, influenced by L. gargarizare to
gargle. See Gorge and cf. Gargle, Gargarize.] (Arch.) A spout
projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved
grotesquely. [Written also gargle, gargyle, and gurgoyle.]
Gar"gyle (?), n. (Arch.) See Gargoyle.
Ga`ri*bal"di (?), n. 1. A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its
resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot
Garibaldi.
2. (Zoˆl.) A California market fish (Pomancentrus rubicundus) of a deep
scarlet color.
Gar"ish (?), a. [Cf. OE. gauren to stare; of uncertain origin. Cf.
gairish.] 1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting
attention. "The garish sun." "A garish flag." Shak. "In . . . garish
colors." Asham. "The garish day." J. H. Newman.
Garish like the laughters of drunkenness.
Jer. Taylor.