Gargle
(Gar"gle) n. (Arch.) See Gargoyle.
Gargle
(Gar"gle), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garggled p. pr. & vb. n. Gargling ] [F. gargouiller to dabble,
paddle, gargle. Cf. Gargoyle, Gurgle.]
1. To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal
preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs.
2. To warble; to sing as if gargling [Obs.] Waller.
Gargle
(Gar"gle), n. A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and
throat, especially for a medical effect.
Gargol
(Gar"gol) n. [Cf. Gargil.] A distemper in swine; garget. Mortimer.
Gargoulette
(||Gar`gou*lette") n. [F.] A water cooler or jug with a handle and spout; a gurglet. Mollett.
Gargoyle
(Gar"goyle) n. [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp. gárgola, prob. fr. the same source as F.
gorge throat, influenced by L. gargarizare to gargle. See Gorge and cf. Gargle, Gargarize.] (Arch.)
A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely. [Written also gargle,
gargyle, and gurgoyle.]
Gargyle
(Gar"gyle) n. (Arch.) See Gargoyle.
Garibaldi
(Ga`ri*bal"di) n.
1. A jacket worn by women; — so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians
patriot Garibaldi.
2. (Zoöl.) A California market fish (Pomancentrus rubicundus) of a deep scarlet color.
Garish
(Gar"ish) a. [Cf. OE. gauren to stare; of uncertain origin. Cf. gairish.]
1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention. "The garish sun." "A garish flag." Shak.
"In . . . garish colors." Asham. "The garish day." J. H. Newman.
Garish like the laughters of drunkenness.
Jer. Taylor. 2. Gay to extravagance; flighty.
It makes the mind loose and garish.
South. — Gar"ish*ly, adv. — Garish*ness, n. Jer. Taylor.
Garland
(Gar"land) n. [OE. garland, gerlond, OF. garlande, F. guirlande; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG.
wiara, wiera, crown, pure gold, MHG. wieren to adorn.]
1. The crown of a king. [Obs.] Graffon.
2. A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be
worn on the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath. Pope.
3. The top; the thing most prized. Shak.
4. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands.
Percy.
