Gulph (?), n. [Obs.] See Gulf.
Gult (?), n. Guilt. See Guilt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Gult"y (?), a. Guilty. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Gul"y (?), a. Of or pertaining to gules; red. "Those fatal guly
dragons." Milton.
Gum (?), n. [OE. gome, AS. gama palate; akin Co G. gaumen, OHG. goumo,
guomo, Icel. g&?;mr, Sw. gom; cf. Gr. &?; to gape.] The dense tissues
which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws.
Gum rash (Med.), strophulus in a teething child; red gum. -- Gum stick,
a smooth hard substance for children to bite upon while teething.
Gum, v. t. To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a
worn saw). See Gummer.
Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. &?;,
prob. from an Egyptian form kam&?;; cf. It. gomma.] 1. A vegetable
secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is
soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry
tree. Also, with less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in
water; as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.