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Traditional English :: gabion
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gabit.html - n. a cylindrical wicker or metal basket for filling with earth or stones, used in engineering or ( formerly) in fortification. gabionage n. [F f. It. gabbione f. gabbia CAGE] |
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English Idioms :: gab
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gabit.html - See: GIFT OF GAB or GIFT OF THE GAB. |
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Traditional English :: gab
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gabit.html - n. colloq. talk, chatter, twaddle. gift of the gab the facility of speaking eloquently or profusely. gabber n. [17th-c. var. of GOB(1)] |
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Traditional English :: gabardine
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gabit.html - n. (also gaberdine) 1 a smooth durable twill-woven cloth esp. of worsted or cotton. 2 a garment made of this, esp. a raincoat. [var. of GABERDINE] |
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Traditional English :: gabble
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gabit.html - v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a talk volubly or inarticulately. b read aloud too fast.
2 tr. utter too fast, esp. in reading aloud. --n. fast unintelligible talk. gabbler n. [MDu. gabbelen (imit.)] |
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Traditional English :: gabbro
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gabit.html - n. (pl. -os) a dark granular plutonic rock of crystalline texture. gabbroic adj. gabbroid adv. [It. f. Gabbro in Tuscany] |
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