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Definition of Gnomes

Gnome
Gnome Gnome, n. [F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. gnw`mon one that knows, a guardian, i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts of the earth, or fr. ? intelligence, both fr. gnw^nai, gignw^skein, to know. See Know.] 1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc. 2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States. 4. [Gr. ?.] A brief reflection or maxim. --Peacham.

Meaning of Gnomes from wikipedia

- called his gnomes occasionally by these names (Bergmännlein, etc.) in the German publications of his work (1567). Paracelsus claimed gnomes measured 2...
- History Museum, Sherlock Gnomes and his ****istant, Dr. Watson, confront their nemesis, the pie mascot Moriarty, who is holding gnomes hostage and is seemingly...
- GNOME (/ɡəˈnoʊm/, /ˈnoʊm/) is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Many major Linux distributions...
- hats. Typically, gnomes stand between one and two feet (30 and 60 cm). Originating as a decoration for the wealthy in Europe, garden gnomes are now prevalent...
- the Gnomes (1987) and The New World of the Gnomes (1996); and three films edited from the series: The Gnomes' Great Adventure (1987), The Gnomes in the...
- Gnomes (film), a 1980 film based on the 1977 book "Gnomes" (South Park), a 1998 episode of South Park Gnomes, characters in Gravity Falls "The Gnome"...
- Brown criticised the Swiss bankers and said, "The gnomes of Zürich are at work again." The term "Gnomes of Zürich" was then used by many other politicians...
- their wits' end, they finally see Tw****'s gnomes and ply them for information. At the gnomes' lair, the gnomes claim to be business experts and explain...
- Look up gnomic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gnomic may refer to: Gnomic aspect, a grammatical aspect, mood, or tense expressing a general truth...
- Gnomes, originally published in Dutch in 1976 as Leven en werken van de kabouter (lit. 'Life and work of the gnomes'), then released in English in 1977...