Grom"well (?), n. [Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray
millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi.] (Bot.) A plant of
the genus Lithospermum (L. arvense), anciently used, because of its
stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The German gromwell is the
Stellera. [Written also gromill.]
Grond (?), obs. imp. of Grind. Chaucer.
Gron"te (?), obs. imp. of Groan. Chaucer.
Groom (?), n. [Cf. Scot. grome, groyme, grume, gome, guym, man, lover,
OD. grom boy, youth; perh. the r is an insertion as in E. bridegroom,
and the word is the same as AS. guma man. See Bridegroom.] 1. A boy or
young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge
of horses, or the stable. Spenser.
2. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in
the lord chamberlain's department; as, the groom of the chamber; the
groom of the stole.
3. A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom.
Dryden.
Groom porter, formerly an officer in the English royal household, who
attended to the furnishing of the king's lodgings and had certain
privileges.
Groom, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Groomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Grooming.] To
tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.
Groom"er (?), n. One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a
brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning
horses.
Grooms"man (?), n.; pl. Groomsmen (&?;). A male attendant of a
bridegroom at his wedding; -- the correlative of bridesmaid.
Groop"er (?), n. (Zoˆl.) See Grouper.
Groove (?), n. [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove.] 1. A
furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting,
molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant
travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut.