Gelidness
(Gel"id*ness), n. The state of being gelid; gelidity.
Gelly
(Gel"ly) n. Jelly. [Obs.] Spenser.
Geloscopy
(Ge*los"copy) n. [Gr. to laugh + -scopy.] Divination by means of laughter.
Gelose
(Ge*lose") n. [See Gelatin.] (Chem.) An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate, found in Gelidium,
agar-agar, and other seaweeds.
Gelsemic
(Gel*se"mic) a. Gelseminic.
Gelsemine
(Gel"se*mine) n. (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens),
as a bitter white semicrystalline substance; — called also gelsemia.
Gelseminic
(Gel`se*min"ic) n. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium
sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white crystalline substance resembling esculin.
Gelsemium
(||Gel*se"mium) n. [NL., fr. It. gelsomino jasmine.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native
of the Southern United States. It has showy and deliciously fragrant flowers.
2. (Med.) The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc.
Gelt
(Gelt) n. [See 1st Geld.] Trubute, tax. [Obs.]
All these the king granted unto them . . . free from all gelts and payments, in a most full and ample
manner.
Fuller. Gelt
(Gelt), n. [See Gelt, v. t.] A gelding. [Obs.] Mortimer.
Gelt
(Gelt), n. Gilding; tinsel. [Obs.] Spenser.
Gem
(Gem) n. [OE. gemme precious stone, F. gemme, fr. L. gemma a precious stone, bud.]
1. (Bot.) A bud.
From the joints of thy prolific stem
A swelling knot is raised called a gem.
Denham. 2. A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially
when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel. Milton.
3. Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its
beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying.
Artificial gem, an imitation of a gem, made of glass colored with metallic oxide. Cf. Paste, and Strass.
Gem
(Gem) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gemmed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gemming]
1. To put forth in the form of buds. "Gemmed their blossoms." [R.] Milton.
2. To adorn with gems or precious stones.
3. To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops.
England is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces.
W. Irving.
