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gargetPoke Poke, n. (Bot.)
A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P.
decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also
garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root
and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are
used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a
substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used
in Europe to color wine. GargetGarget Garget, n. [OE. garget, gargate, throat, OF. gargate.
Cf. Gorge. The etymol. of senses 2, 3, & 4 is not certain.]
1. The throat. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising
from an inflammation of the mammary glands.
3. A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of
appetite. --Youatt.
4. (Bot.) See Poke. Larget
Larget Lar"get, n. [Cf. F. larget.]
A sport piece of bar iron for rolling into a sheet; a small
billet.
PargetParget Par"get, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pargeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Pargeting.] [OE. pargeten, also spargeten, sparchen; of
uncertain origin.]
1. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior
of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses. --Sir
T. Herbert.
The pargeted ceiling with pendants. --R. L.
Stevenson.
2. To paint; to cover over. [Obs.] Parget
Parget Par"get, v. i.
1. To lay on plaster.
2. To paint, as the face. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Parget
Parget Par"get, n.
1. Gypsum or plaster stone.
2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for
stuccowork. --Knight.
3. Paint, especially for the face. [Obs.] --Drayton.
PargetedParget Par"get, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pargeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Pargeting.] [OE. pargeten, also spargeten, sparchen; of
uncertain origin.]
1. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior
of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses. --Sir
T. Herbert.
The pargeted ceiling with pendants. --R. L.
Stevenson.
2. To paint; to cover over. [Obs.] Pargeter
Pargeter Par"get*er, n.
A plasterer. --Johnson.
PargetingParget Par"get, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pargeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Pargeting.] [OE. pargeten, also spargeten, sparchen; of
uncertain origin.]
1. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior
of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses. --Sir
T. Herbert.
The pargeted ceiling with pendants. --R. L.
Stevenson.
2. To paint; to cover over. [Obs.] Pargeting
Pargeting Par"get*ing, n. [Written also pargetting.]
Plasterwork; esp.:
(a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental
figures, formerly used for the internal and external
decoration of houses.
(b) In modern architecture, the plastering of the inside of
flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the
draught.
Pargetory
Pargetory Par"get*o*ry, n.
Something made of, or covered with, parget, or plaster.
[Obs.] --Milton.
Target
Target Tar"get, n.
1. A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting
of the neck and breast joints. [Eng.]
2. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [Obs. Scot.]
Target
Target Tar"get, n. [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of
Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame,
case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]
1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive
weapon in war.
2.
(a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to
test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a
projectile.
(b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by
a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good
target.
3. (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling
staff.
4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever
to show its position, or for use as a signal.
Targeted
Targeted Tar"get*ed, a.
Furnished, armed, or protected, with a target.
TargeteerTargeteer Tar`get*eer", n.
One who is armed with a target or shield. [Written also
targetier.] targetierTargeteer Tar`get*eer", n.
One who is armed with a target or shield. [Written also
targetier.]
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