Those whom princes do once groundly hate, Let them provide to die
as sure us fate.
Marston.
Ground"nut` (-nt`), n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the Arachis hypogÊa
(native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. (b) A leguminous,
twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple
flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. (c) The
dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] Gray. (d) A European plant of
the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum), having an edible root of a globular
shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth
chestnut, hawknut, and pignut. [1913 Webster]
Ground"sel (?), n. [OE. grundswilie, AS. grundeswylige, grundeswelge,
earlier gundiswilge; gund matter, pus + swelgan to swallow. So named as
being good for a running from the eye. See Swallow, v.] (Bot.) An
annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris), one of the most common and
widely distributed weeds on the globe.
Ground"sel (?), Ground"sill` (?), n. [Ground + sill.] See Ground plate
(a), under Ground
Ground"work` (-w˚rk`), n. That which forms the foundation or support of
anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first
principle. Dryden.
Group (grp), n. [F groupe, It. gruppo, groppo, cluster, bunch, packet,
group; of G. origin: cf. G. kropf craw, crop, tumor, bunch. See Crop,
n.] 1. A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of persons or
things, collected without any regular form or arrangement; as, a group
of men or of trees; a group of isles.
2. An assemblage of objects in a certain order or relation, or having
some resemblance or common characteristic; as, groups of strata.
3. (Biol.) A variously limited assemblage of animals or plants, having
some resemblance, or common characteristics in form or structure. The
term has different uses, and may be made to include certain species of
a genus, or a whole genus, or certain genera, or even several orders.
4. (Mus.) A number of eighth, sixteenth, etc., notes joined at the
stems; -- sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up
of a few short notes.
Group, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grouped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Grouping.] [Cf.
F. grouper. See Group, n.] To form a group of; to arrange or combine in
a group or in groups, often with reference to mutual relation and the
best effect; to form an assemblage of.
The difficulty lies in drawing and disposing, or, as the painters
term it, in grouping such a multitude of different objects.
Prior.
Grouped columns (Arch.), three or more columns placed upon the same
pedestal.
Group"er (?), n. [Corrupted fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf. Garbupa.]
(Zoˆl.) (a) One of several species of valuable food fishes of the genus
Epinephelus, of the family SerranidÊ, as the red grouper, or brown
snapper (E. morio), and the black grouper, or warsaw (E. nigritus),
both from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. (b) The tripletail (Lobotes).
(c) In California, the name is often applied to the rockfishes.
[Written also groper, gruper, and trooper.]
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Group"ing (?), n. (Fine Arts) The disposal or relative arrangement of
figures or objects, as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in
ornamental design.
Grouse (?), n. sing. & pl. [Prob. after the analogy of mouse, mice, fr.
the earlier grice, OF. griesche meor hen: cf. F. piegriËche shrike.]
(Zoˆl.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family
TetraonidÊ, and subfamily TetraoninÊ, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and
North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and
usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans (Lagopus),
having feathered feet.
Among the European species are the red grouse (Lagopus Scoticus) and
the hazel grouse (Bonasa betulina). See Capercaidzie, Ptarmigan, and
Heath grouse. Among the most important American species are the ruffed
grouse, or New England partridge (Bonasa umbellus); the sharp-tailed
grouse (PediocÊtes phasianellus) of the West; the dusky blue, or pine
grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) of the Rocky Mountains; the Canada
grouse, or spruce partridge (D. Canadensis). See also Prairie hen, and
Sage cock. The Old World sand grouse (Pterocles, etc.) belong to a very
different family. See Pterocletes, and Sand grouse.
Grouse, v. i. To seek or shoot grouse.
Grou"ser (?), n. (Dredging, Pile Driving, etc.) A pointed timber
attached to a boat and sliding vertically, to thrust into the ground as
a means of anchorage.
Grout (grout), n. [AS. grt; akin to grytt, G. gr¸tze, griess, Icel.
grautr, Lith. grudas corn, kernel, and E. groats.] 1. Coarse meal;
ground malt; pl. groats.