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Accentless
Accentless Ac"cent`less, a.
Without accent.
Contentless
Contentless Con*tent"less, a. [Content + -less.]
Discontented; dissatisfied. [R.] --Shak.
Eventless
Eventless E*vent"less, a.
Without events; tame; monotomous; marked by nothing unusual;
uneventful.
GentleGentle Gen"tle, n.
1. One well born; a gentleman. [Obs.]
Gentles, methinks you frown. --Shak.
2. A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A dipterous larva used as fish bait. Gentle
Gentle Gent"le, v. t.
1. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble.
[Obs.] --Shak.
Gentlefolk
Gentlefolk Gen"tle*folk`, Gentlefolks Gen"tle*folks`, n. pl.
Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. [Generally in
the United States in the plural form.] --Shak.
Gentlefolks
Gentlefolk Gen"tle*folk`, Gentlefolks Gen"tle*folks`, n. pl.
Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. [Generally in
the United States in the plural form.] --Shak.
Gentle-heartedGentle-hearted Gen"tle-heart`ed, a.
Having a kind or gentle disposition. --Shak. --
Gen"tle-heart`ed*ness, n. Gentle-heartednessGentle-hearted Gen"tle-heart`ed, a.
Having a kind or gentle disposition. --Shak. --
Gen"tle-heart`ed*ness, n. gentlemanGannet Gan"net, n. [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a
fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See Gander,
Goose.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of sea birds of the genus Sula,
allied to the pelicans.
Note: The common gannet of Europe and America (S. bassana),
is also called solan goose, chandel goose, and
gentleman. In Florida the wood ibis is commonly
called gannet.
Booby gannet. See Sula. Gentlemanhood
Gentlemanhood Gen"tle*man*hood, n.
The qualities or condition of a gentleman. [R.] --Thackeray.
Gentlemanlike
Gentlemanlike Gen"tle*man*like`, Gentlemanly Gen"tle*man*ly,
a.
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman;
well-behaved; courteous; polite.
Gentlemanliness
Gentlemanliness Gen"tle*man*li*ness, n.
The state of being gentlemanly; gentlemanly conduct or
manners.
Gentlemanly
Gentlemanlike Gen"tle*man*like`, Gentlemanly Gen"tle*man*ly,
a.
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman;
well-behaved; courteous; polite.
Gentlemanship
Gentlemanship Gen"tle*man*ship, n.
The carriage or quality of a gentleman.
Gentlemen of the round Gentlemen of the round.
(a) Gentlemen soldiers of low rank who made the rounds.
See 10
(a), above.
(b) Disbanded soldiers who lived by begging. [Obs.]
Worm-eaten gentlemen of the round, such as have
vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let
your provost and his half dozen of halberdiers
do what they can. --B. Jonson.
Round of beef, the part of the thigh below the aitchbone,
or between the rump and the leg. See Illust. of beef.
Round steak, a beefsteak cut from the round.
Sculpture in the round, sculpture giving the full form, as
of man; statuary, distinguished from relief. Gentleness
Gentleness Gen"tle*ness, n.
The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild,
benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners,
disposition, etc.; mildness.
Gentleship
Gentleship Gen"tle*ship, n.
The deportment or conduct of a gentleman. [Obs.] --Ascham.
Gentlesse
Gentlesse Gent"lesse, n.
Gentilesse; gentleness. [Obs.]
GentlewomanGentlewoman Gen"tle*wom`an, n.; pl. Gentlewomen.
1. A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above
the vulgar. --Bacon.
2. A woman who attends a lady of high rank. --Shak. GentlewomenGentlewoman Gen"tle*wom`an, n.; pl. Gentlewomen.
1. A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above
the vulgar. --Bacon.
2. A woman who attends a lady of high rank. --Shak. KentleKentle Ken"tle, n. [From Quintal.] (Com.)
A hundred weight; a quintal. kentleQuintal Quin"tal, n. [F., fr. Sp. quintal, fr. Ar. qintar a
weight of 100 lbs., prob. fr. L. centenarius consisting of a
hundred, fr. centeni a hundred each, fr. centum a hundred.
See Hundred, and cf. Kentle.]
1. A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to
the scale used. Cf. Cental. [Sometimes written and
pronounced kentle.]
2. A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100
kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois. KentledgeKentledge Kent"ledge, n. [OF. cant edge, corner, D. kant. See
Cant edge, angle.] (Naut.)
Pigs of iron used for ballast. [Written also kintlidge.] Old-gentlemanly
Old-gentlemanly Old`-gen"tle*man*ly, a.
Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one. --Byron.
Parentless
Parentless Par"ent*less, a.
Deprived of parents.
RelentlessRelentless Re*lent"less, a.
Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to
the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;
unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless
despotism.
For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden.
-- Re*lent"less*ly, adv. -- Re*lent"less*ness, n. RelentlesslyRelentless Re*lent"less, a.
Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to
the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;
unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless
despotism.
For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden.
-- Re*lent"less*ly, adv. -- Re*lent"less*ness, n. RelentlessnessRelentless Re*lent"less, a.
Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to
the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;
unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless
despotism.
For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden.
-- Re*lent"less*ly, adv. -- Re*lent"less*ness, n.
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