Their hair loose and flowing, gyrlanded with sea grass.
B. Jonson.
||Gyr"o*dus (jr"*ds), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gyro`s round + 'odoy`s tooth.]
||(Paleon.) A genus of extinct oˆlitic fishes, having rounded teeth in
||several rows adapted for crushing.
Gy*rog"o*nite (j*rg"*nt), n. [Gr. gy^ros circle, ring + go`nos fruit.]
(Paleon.) The petrified fruit of the Chara hispida, a species of
stonewort. See Stonewort. Lyell.
Gy*roid"al (j*roid"al), a. [Gr. gy^ros circle + -oid + -al.] 1. Spiral
in arrangement or action.
2. (Crystallog.) Having the planes arranged spirally, so that they
incline all to the right (or left) of a vertical line; -- said of
certain hemihedral forms.
3. (Opt.) Turning the plane of polarization circularly or spirally to
the right or left.
||Gy*rol"e*pis (j*rl"*ps), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gyro`s round + lepi`s
||scale.] (Paleon.) A genus of ganoid fishes, found in strata of the
||new red sandstone, and the lias bone beds. Agassiz.
||Gy*ro"ma (j*r"m), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gyroy^n to round, bend, fr. gyro`s
||round.] A turning round. [R.]
Gyr"o*man`cy (jr"*mn`s or j"r-), n. [Gr. gy^ros ring, circle + -mancy:
cf. F. gyromancie.] A kind of divination performed by drawing a ring or
circle, and walking in or around it. Brande & C.
Gy"ron (j"rn), n. [F. giron; of German origin. See Gore a piece of
cloth.] (Her.) A subordinary of triangular form having one of its
angles at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the
escutcheon. When there is only one gyron on the shield it is bounded by
two lines drawn from the fess point, one horizontally to the dexter
side, and one to the dexter chief corner.
Gy"ron*ny (j"rn*n), a. [F. gironnÈ.] (Her.) Covered with gyrons, or
divided so as to form several gyrons; -- said of an escutcheon.
Gy"ro-pi`geon (j"r*pj`n), n. [L. gyrare to revolve + E. pigeon.] A
flying object simulating a pigeon in flight, when projected from a
spring trap. It is used as a flying target in shooting matches. Knight.
Gy"ro*scope (j"r*skp), n. [Gr. gy^ros ring, circle + - scope.] 1. A
rotating wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for illustrating the
dynamics of rotating bodies, the composition of rotations, etc. It was
devised by Professor W. R. Johnson, in 1832, by whom it was called the
rotascope.
2. A form of the above apparatus, invented by M. Foucault, mounted so
delicately as to render visible the rotation of the earth, through the
tendency of the rotating wheel to preserve a constant plane of
rotation, independently of the earth's motion.
Gy`ro*scop"ic (-skp"k), a. Pertaining to the gyroscope; resembling the
motion of the gyroscope.
Gy*rose" (j*rs" or j"rs), a. [See Gyre.] (Bot.) Turned round like a
crook, or bent to and fro. Loudon.
Gy"ro*stat (j"r*stt), n. [Gr. gy^ros ring, circle + "ista`nai to cause
to stand.] (Physics) A modification of the gyroscope, consisting
essentially of a fly wheel fixed inside a rigid case to which is
attached a thin flange of metal for supporting the instrument. It is
used in studying the dynamics of rotating bodies.
Gy`ro*stat"ic (-stt"k), a. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the gyrostat
or to gyrostatics.
Gy`ro*stat"ics (-ks), n. (Physics) The doctrine or theory of the
gyrostat, or of the phenomena of rotating bodies.
||Gy"rus (j"rs), n.; pl. Gyri (-r). [L. See Gyre, n.] A convoluted
||ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the gyri of the brain; the
||gyri of brain coral. See Brain.
Gyse (gz), n. Guise. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Gyte (gt), a. Delirious; senselessly extravagant; as, the man is clean
gyte. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Gyve (jv), n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. gefyn, Ir. geibhionn, Gael.
geimheal.] A shackle; especially, one to confine the legs; a fetter.
[Written also give.]
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves.
Shak.
With gyves upon his wrist.
Hood.
Gyve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gyved (jvd); p. pr. & vb. n. Gyving.] To
fetter; to shackle; to chain. Spenser.