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Definition of Gaunt

Gaunt
Gaunt Gaunt, a. [Cf. Norw. gand a thin pointed stick, a tall and thin man, and W. gwan weak.] Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim. ``The gaunt mastiff.' --Pope. A mysterious but visible pestilence, striding gaunt and fleshless across our land. --Nichols.

Meaning of Gaunt from wikipedia

- Look up gaunt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gaunt may refer to: Ghent, Belgium was formerly called Gaunt David Gaunt (b. 1944), British historian...
- John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) was an English royal prince, military leader, and statesman. He was the fourth son (third...
- Gaunt's Ghosts is a series of military science fiction novels by Dan Abnett, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It was inspired by the Sharpe series...
- William Charles Anthony Gaunt (born 3 April 1937 in Pudsey, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor. He became widely known for television roles...
- the Gaunts, is a P****lmouth, meaning he can converse with serpents. This skill was inherited from his ancestor, Salazar Slytherin. The Gaunt family...
- Katherine de Roet, c. 1349 – 10 May 1403) was the third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the fourth (but third surviving) son of King Edward...
- The Gaunt factor (or Kramers–Gaunt factor) is a correction factor that accounts for the effect of quantum mechanics on an object's continuous x-ray absorption...
- antiques, managed by Leland Gaunt, a new arrival to the town of Castle Rock, Maine, the setting of many King stories. Gaunt often asks customers to perform...
- John Gaunt may refer to: John C. Gaunt (1833–1886), American soldier in the American Civil War John L. Gaunt (1924–2007), American Pulitzer Prize-winning...
- Western Approaches. Gaunt was born in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, the son of William Henry Gaunt and Elizabeth Mary Palmer. Gaunt joined the Royal Navy...