| slovo | definícia |
glad
(mass) | glad
- veseliť sa, potešiť |
Glad
(gcide) | Glad \Glad\ (gl[a^]d), a. [Compar. Gladder; superl.
Gladdest.] [AS. gl[ae]d bright, glad; akin to D. glad
smooth, G. glatt, OHG. glat smooth, shining, Icel. gla[eth]r
glad, bright, Dan. & Sw. glad glad, Lith. glodas smooth, and
prob. to L. glaber, and E. glide. Cf. Glabrous.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to
sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons,
and often followed by of, at, that, or by the infinitive,
and sometimes by with, introducing the cause or reason.
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A wise son maketh a glad father. --Prov. x. 1.
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He that is glad at calamities shall not be
unpunished. --Prov. xvii.
5.
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The Trojan, glad with sight of hostile blood.
--Dryden.
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He, glad of her attention gained. --Milton.
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As we are now glad to behold your eyes. --Shak.
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Glad am I that your highness is so armed. --Shak.
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Glad on 't, glad of it. [Colloq.] --Shak.
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2. Wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting
joy; producing gladness; exhilarating.
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Her conversation
More glad to me than to a miser money is. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Glad evening and glad morn crowned the fourth day.
--Milton.
Syn: Pleased; gratified; exhilarated; animated; delighted;
happy; cheerful; joyous; joyful; cheering; exhilarating;
pleasing; animating.
Usage: Glad, Delighted, Gratified. Delighted expresses
a much higher degree of pleasure than glad. Gratified
always refers to a pleasure conferred by some human
agent, and the feeling is modified by the
consideration that we owe it in part to another. A
person may be glad or delighted to see a friend, and
gratified at the attention shown by his visits.
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Glad
(gcide) | Glad \Glad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gladding.] [AS. gladian. See Glad, a., and cf. Gladden,
v. t.]
To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate. --Chaucer.
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That which gladded all the warrior train. --Dryden.
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Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man.
--Pope.
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Glad
(gcide) | Glad \Glad\, v. i.
To be glad; to rejoice. [Obs.] --Massinger.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
bangladesh
(mass) | Bangladesh
- Bangladéš |
glad
(mass) | glad
- veseliť sa, potešiť |
gladden
(mass) | gladden
- potešiť |
gladness
(mass) | gladness
- potešenie, radosť |
Bangladesh
(gcide) | Bangladesh \Bangladesh\ prop. n.
An independent Asian country on teh Bay of Bengal that was
once part of India and then part of Pakistan (called East
Pakistan).
Syn: Bangla Desh, East Pakistan.
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Bangladeshi
(gcide) | Bangladeshi \Bangladeshi\ prop. n.
A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh.
[WordNet 1.5]Bangladeshi \Bangladeshi\ prop. adj.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi dialects
Syn: East Pakistani.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Bottom glade
(gcide) | Glade \Glade\, n. [Prob. of Scand. origin, and akin to glad, a.;
cf. also W. golead, goleuad, a lighting, illumination, fr.
goleu light, clear, bright, goleu fwlch glade, lit., a light
or clear defile.]
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1. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared
space in a forest.
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There interspersed in lawns and opening glades.
--Pope.
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2. An everglade. [Local, U. S.]
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3. An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left
unfrozen; also, smooth ice. [Local, U. S.]
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Bottom glade. See under Bottom.
Glade net, in England, a net used for catching woodcock and
other birds in forest glades.
[1913 Webster]Bottom \Bot"tom\, a.
Of or pertaining to the bottom; fundamental; lowest; under;
as, bottom rock; the bottom board of a wagon box; bottom
prices.
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Bottom glade, a low glade or open place; a valley; a dale.
--Milton.
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Bottom grass, grass growing on bottom lands.
Bottom land. See 1st Bottom, n., 7.
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Digladiate
(gcide) | Digladiate \Di*gla"di*ate\, v. i. [L. digladiari; di- = dis- +
gladius a sword.]
To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute
violently. [Obs.]
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Digladiating like [AE]schines and Demosthenes. --Hales.
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Digladiation
(gcide) | Digladiation \Di*gla`di*a"tion\, n.
Act of digladiating. [Obs.] "Sore digladiations and contest."
--Evelyn.
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Everglade
(gcide) | Everglade \Ev`er*glade\, n.
A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and
interspersed with hummocks, or small islands, and patches of
high grass; as, the everglades of Florida. [U. S.]
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Note: When used in the United States without qualification,
the word Everglades is understood to refer to the
Everglades of southern Florida.
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Forest glade
(gcide) | Forest \For"est\, a.
Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan.
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Forest fly. (Zool.)
(a) One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the
family Tabanid[ae], which attack both men and beasts.
See Horse fly.
(b) A fly of the genus Hippobosca, esp. H. equina. See
Horse tick.
Forest glade, a grassy space in a forest. --Thomson.
Forest laws, laws for the protection of game, preservation
of timber, etc., in forests.
Forest tree, a tree of the forest, especially a timber
tree, as distinguished from a fruit tree.
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Glad
(gcide) | Glad \Glad\ (gl[a^]d), a. [Compar. Gladder; superl.
Gladdest.] [AS. gl[ae]d bright, glad; akin to D. glad
smooth, G. glatt, OHG. glat smooth, shining, Icel. gla[eth]r
glad, bright, Dan. & Sw. glad glad, Lith. glodas smooth, and
prob. to L. glaber, and E. glide. Cf. Glabrous.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to
sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons,
and often followed by of, at, that, or by the infinitive,
and sometimes by with, introducing the cause or reason.
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A wise son maketh a glad father. --Prov. x. 1.
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He that is glad at calamities shall not be
unpunished. --Prov. xvii.
5.
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The Trojan, glad with sight of hostile blood.
--Dryden.
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He, glad of her attention gained. --Milton.
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As we are now glad to behold your eyes. --Shak.
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Glad am I that your highness is so armed. --Shak.
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Glad on 't, glad of it. [Colloq.] --Shak.
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2. Wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting
joy; producing gladness; exhilarating.
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Her conversation
More glad to me than to a miser money is. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Glad evening and glad morn crowned the fourth day.
--Milton.
Syn: Pleased; gratified; exhilarated; animated; delighted;
happy; cheerful; joyous; joyful; cheering; exhilarating;
pleasing; animating.
Usage: Glad, Delighted, Gratified. Delighted expresses
a much higher degree of pleasure than glad. Gratified
always refers to a pleasure conferred by some human
agent, and the feeling is modified by the
consideration that we owe it in part to another. A
person may be glad or delighted to see a friend, and
gratified at the attention shown by his visits.
[1913 Webster]Glad \Glad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gladding.] [AS. gladian. See Glad, a., and cf. Gladden,
v. t.]
To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate. --Chaucer.
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That which gladded all the warrior train. --Dryden.
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Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man.
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]Glad \Glad\, v. i.
To be glad; to rejoice. [Obs.] --Massinger.
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Glad on 't
(gcide) | Glad \Glad\ (gl[a^]d), a. [Compar. Gladder; superl.
Gladdest.] [AS. gl[ae]d bright, glad; akin to D. glad
smooth, G. glatt, OHG. glat smooth, shining, Icel. gla[eth]r
glad, bright, Dan. & Sw. glad glad, Lith. glodas smooth, and
prob. to L. glaber, and E. glide. Cf. Glabrous.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to
sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons,
and often followed by of, at, that, or by the infinitive,
and sometimes by with, introducing the cause or reason.
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A wise son maketh a glad father. --Prov. x. 1.
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He that is glad at calamities shall not be
unpunished. --Prov. xvii.
5.
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The Trojan, glad with sight of hostile blood.
--Dryden.
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He, glad of her attention gained. --Milton.
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As we are now glad to behold your eyes. --Shak.
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Glad am I that your highness is so armed. --Shak.
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Glad on 't, glad of it. [Colloq.] --Shak.
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2. Wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting
joy; producing gladness; exhilarating.
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Her conversation
More glad to me than to a miser money is. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Glad evening and glad morn crowned the fourth day.
--Milton.
Syn: Pleased; gratified; exhilarated; animated; delighted;
happy; cheerful; joyous; joyful; cheering; exhilarating;
pleasing; animating.
Usage: Glad, Delighted, Gratified. Delighted expresses
a much higher degree of pleasure than glad. Gratified
always refers to a pleasure conferred by some human
agent, and the feeling is modified by the
consideration that we owe it in part to another. A
person may be glad or delighted to see a friend, and
gratified at the attention shown by his visits.
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Gladded
(gcide) | Glad \Glad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gladding.] [AS. gladian. See Glad, a., and cf. Gladden,
v. t.]
To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate. --Chaucer.
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That which gladded all the warrior train. --Dryden.
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Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man.
--Pope.
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Gladden
(gcide) | Gladden \Glad"den\, v. i.
To be or become glad; to rejoice.
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The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight.
--Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladdened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Gladdening.] [See Glad, v. t.]
To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to
exhilarate.
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A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
--Addison.
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Gladdened
(gcide) | Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladdened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Gladdening.] [See Glad, v. t.]
To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to
exhilarate.
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A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
--Addison.
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Gladdening
(gcide) | Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladdened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Gladdening.] [See Glad, v. t.]
To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to
exhilarate.
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A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.
--Addison.
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Gladder
(gcide) | Glad \Glad\ (gl[a^]d), a. [Compar. Gladder; superl.
Gladdest.] [AS. gl[ae]d bright, glad; akin to D. glad
smooth, G. glatt, OHG. glat smooth, shining, Icel. gla[eth]r
glad, bright, Dan. & Sw. glad glad, Lith. glodas smooth, and
prob. to L. glaber, and E. glide. Cf. Glabrous.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to
sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons,
and often followed by of, at, that, or by the infinitive,
and sometimes by with, introducing the cause or reason.
[1913 Webster]
A wise son maketh a glad father. --Prov. x. 1.
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He that is glad at calamities shall not be
unpunished. --Prov. xvii.
5.
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The Trojan, glad with sight of hostile blood.
--Dryden.
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He, glad of her attention gained. --Milton.
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As we are now glad to behold your eyes. --Shak.
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Glad am I that your highness is so armed. --Shak.
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Glad on 't, glad of it. [Colloq.] --Shak.
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2. Wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting
joy; producing gladness; exhilarating.
[1913 Webster]
Her conversation
More glad to me than to a miser money is. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Glad evening and glad morn crowned the fourth day.
--Milton.
Syn: Pleased; gratified; exhilarated; animated; delighted;
happy; cheerful; joyous; joyful; cheering; exhilarating;
pleasing; animating.
Usage: Glad, Delighted, Gratified. Delighted expresses
a much higher degree of pleasure than glad. Gratified
always refers to a pleasure conferred by some human
agent, and the feeling is modified by the
consideration that we owe it in part to another. A
person may be glad or delighted to see a friend, and
gratified at the attention shown by his visits.
[1913 Webster]Gladder \Glad"der\, n.
One who makes glad. --Chaucer.
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Gladdest
(gcide) | Glad \Glad\ (gl[a^]d), a. [Compar. Gladder; superl.
Gladdest.] [AS. gl[ae]d bright, glad; akin to D. glad
smooth, G. glatt, OHG. glat smooth, shining, Icel. gla[eth]r
glad, bright, Dan. & Sw. glad glad, Lith. glodas smooth, and
prob. to L. glaber, and E. glide. Cf. Glabrous.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to
sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons,
and often followed by of, at, that, or by the infinitive,
and sometimes by with, introducing the cause or reason.
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A wise son maketh a glad father. --Prov. x. 1.
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He that is glad at calamities shall not be
unpunished. --Prov. xvii.
5.
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The Trojan, glad with sight of hostile blood.
--Dryden.
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He, glad of her attention gained. --Milton.
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As we are now glad to behold your eyes. --Shak.
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Glad am I that your highness is so armed. --Shak.
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Glad on 't, glad of it. [Colloq.] --Shak.
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2. Wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting
joy; producing gladness; exhilarating.
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Her conversation
More glad to me than to a miser money is. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Glad evening and glad morn crowned the fourth day.
--Milton.
Syn: Pleased; gratified; exhilarated; animated; delighted;
happy; cheerful; joyous; joyful; cheering; exhilarating;
pleasing; animating.
Usage: Glad, Delighted, Gratified. Delighted expresses
a much higher degree of pleasure than glad. Gratified
always refers to a pleasure conferred by some human
agent, and the feeling is modified by the
consideration that we owe it in part to another. A
person may be glad or delighted to see a friend, and
gratified at the attention shown by his visits.
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Gladding
(gcide) | Glad \Glad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gladded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gladding.] [AS. gladian. See Glad, a., and cf. Gladden,
v. t.]
To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate. --Chaucer.
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That which gladded all the warrior train. --Dryden.
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Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man.
--Pope.
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gladdon
(gcide) | Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.
Cf. Gladiole.] (Bot.)
Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, especially
the European Iris f[oe]tidissima. [Written also gladwyn,
gladdon, and glader.]
[1913 Webster]gladdon \glad"don\ n.
An iris (Iris foetidissima) with purple flowers and
evil-smelling leaves; Southern and Western Europe and North
Africa.
Syn: gladen, stinking iris, gladdon iris, stinking gladwyn,
roast beef plant, Iris foetidissima.
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glade
(gcide) | Glede \Glede\ (gl[=e]d), n. [AS. glida, akin to Icel. gle[eth]a,
Sw. glada. Cf. Glide, v. i.] (Zool.)
The common European kite (Milvus ictinus). This name is
also sometimes applied to the buzzard. [Written also glead,
gled, gleed, glade, and glide.]
[1913 Webster]Glade \Glade\, n. [Prob. of Scand. origin, and akin to glad, a.;
cf. also W. golead, goleuad, a lighting, illumination, fr.
goleu light, clear, bright, goleu fwlch glade, lit., a light
or clear defile.]
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1. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared
space in a forest.
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There interspersed in lawns and opening glades.
--Pope.
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2. An everglade. [Local, U. S.]
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3. An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left
unfrozen; also, smooth ice. [Local, U. S.]
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Bottom glade. See under Bottom.
Glade net, in England, a net used for catching woodcock and
other birds in forest glades.
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Glade
(gcide) | Glede \Glede\ (gl[=e]d), n. [AS. glida, akin to Icel. gle[eth]a,
Sw. glada. Cf. Glide, v. i.] (Zool.)
The common European kite (Milvus ictinus). This name is
also sometimes applied to the buzzard. [Written also glead,
gled, gleed, glade, and glide.]
[1913 Webster]Glade \Glade\, n. [Prob. of Scand. origin, and akin to glad, a.;
cf. also W. golead, goleuad, a lighting, illumination, fr.
goleu light, clear, bright, goleu fwlch glade, lit., a light
or clear defile.]
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1. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared
space in a forest.
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There interspersed in lawns and opening glades.
--Pope.
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2. An everglade. [Local, U. S.]
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3. An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left
unfrozen; also, smooth ice. [Local, U. S.]
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Bottom glade. See under Bottom.
Glade net, in England, a net used for catching woodcock and
other birds in forest glades.
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Glade net
(gcide) | Glade \Glade\, n. [Prob. of Scand. origin, and akin to glad, a.;
cf. also W. golead, goleuad, a lighting, illumination, fr.
goleu light, clear, bright, goleu fwlch glade, lit., a light
or clear defile.]
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1. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared
space in a forest.
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There interspersed in lawns and opening glades.
--Pope.
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2. An everglade. [Local, U. S.]
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3. An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left
unfrozen; also, smooth ice. [Local, U. S.]
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Bottom glade. See under Bottom.
Glade net, in England, a net used for catching woodcock and
other birds in forest glades.
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Gladen
(gcide) | Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.
Cf. Gladiole.] (Bot.)
Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, especially
the European Iris f[oe]tidissima. [Written also gladwyn,
gladdon, and glader.]
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glader
(gcide) | Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.
Cf. Gladiole.] (Bot.)
Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, especially
the European Iris f[oe]tidissima. [Written also gladwyn,
gladdon, and glader.]
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Gladeye
(gcide) | Gladeye \Glad"eye`\, n. (Zool.)
The European yellow-hammer.
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Gladful
(gcide) | Gladful \Glad"ful\, a.
Full of gladness; joyful; glad. [R.] -- Glad"ful*ness, n.
[R.] --Spenser.
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It followed him with gladful glee. --Spenser.
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Gladfulness
(gcide) | Gladful \Glad"ful\, a.
Full of gladness; joyful; glad. [R.] -- Glad"ful*ness, n.
[R.] --Spenser.
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It followed him with gladful glee. --Spenser.
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Gladiate
(gcide) | Gladiate \Glad"i*ate\, a. [L. gladius sword.] (Bot.)
Sword-shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the
iris, or of the gladiolus.
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Gladiator
(gcide) | Gladiator \Glad"i*a`tor\, n. [L., fr. gladius sword. See
Glaive.]
1. Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with
weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral
ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement.
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2. One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.
Gladiatorial |
Gladiatorial
(gcide) | Gladiatorial \Glad`i*a*to"ri*al\, Gladiatorian
\Glad`i*a*to"ri*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants
in general.
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Gladiatorian
(gcide) | Gladiatorial \Glad`i*a*to"ri*al\, Gladiatorian
\Glad`i*a*to"ri*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants
in general.
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Gladiatorism
(gcide) | Gladiatorism \Glad"i*a`tor*ism\, n.
The art or practice of a gladiator.
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Gladiatorship
(gcide) | Gladiatorship \Glad"i*a`tor*ship\, n.
Conduct, state, or art, of a gladiator.
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Gladiatory
(gcide) | Gladiatory \Glad"i*a*to*ry\, a. [L. gladiatorius.]
Gladiatorial. [R.]
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Gladiature
(gcide) | Gladiature \Glad"i*a*ture\, n. [L. gladiatura.]
Swordplay; fencing; gladiatorial contest. --Gayton.
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Gladii
(gcide) | Gladius \Gla"di*us\, n.; pl. Gladii. [L., a sword.] (Zool.)
The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.
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Gladiole
(gcide) | Gladiole \Glad"i*ole\, n. [L. gladiolus a small sword, the sword
lily, dim. of gladius sword. See Glaive.] (Bot.)
A lilylike plant, of the genus Gladiolus; -- called also
corn flag.
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Gladioli
(gcide) | Gladiolus \Gla*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. L. Gladioli, E.
Gladioluses. [L. See Gladiole.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate
leaves, and including many species, some of which are
cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flowers; the
corn flag; the sword lily.
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2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals;
the mesosternum.
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Gladiolus
(gcide) | Gladiolus \Gla*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. L. Gladioli, E.
Gladioluses. [L. See Gladiole.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate
leaves, and including many species, some of which are
cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flowers; the
corn flag; the sword lily.
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2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals;
the mesosternum.
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Gladioluses
(gcide) | Gladiolus \Gla*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. L. Gladioli, E.
Gladioluses. [L. See Gladiole.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate
leaves, and including many species, some of which are
cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flowers; the
corn flag; the sword lily.
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2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals;
the mesosternum.
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Gladius
(gcide) | Gladius \Gla"di*us\, n.; pl. Gladii. [L., a sword.] (Zool.)
The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.
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Gladly
(gcide) | Gladly \Glad"ly\, adv. [From Glad, a.]
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1. Preferably; by choice. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. With pleasure; joyfully; cheerfully; eagerly.
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The common people heard him gladly. --Mark xii.
37.
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Gladness
(gcide) | Gladness \Glad"ness\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dnes.]
State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful
satisfaction; cheerfulness.
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They . . . did eat their meat with gladness and
singleness of heart. --Acts ii. 46.
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Note: Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth,
merriment, gayety, and triumph, and it usually
expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses
great joy.
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The Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good
day. --Esther viii.
17.
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Gladship
(gcide) | Gladship \Glad"ship\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dscipe.]
A state of gladness. [Obs.] --Gower.
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Gladsome
(gcide) | Gladsome \Glad"some\, a.
1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful.
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2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the
appearance of gayety; pleasing.
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Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day.
--Prior.
-- Glad"some*ly, adv. -- Glad"some*ness, n.
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Hours of perfect gladsomeness. --Wordsworth.
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Gladsomely
(gcide) | Gladsome \Glad"some\, a.
1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful.
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2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the
appearance of gayety; pleasing.
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Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day.
--Prior.
-- Glad"some*ly, adv. -- Glad"some*ness, n.
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Hours of perfect gladsomeness. --Wordsworth.
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gladsomeness
(gcide) | gladsomeness \glad"some*ness\ n.
The state of experiencing joy and pleasure.
Syn: gladness, gladfulness.
[WordNet 1.5]Gladsome \Glad"some\, a.
1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful.
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2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the
appearance of gayety; pleasing.
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Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day.
--Prior.
-- Glad"some*ly, adv. -- Glad"some*ness, n.
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Hours of perfect gladsomeness. --Wordsworth.
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Gladsomeness
(gcide) | gladsomeness \glad"some*ness\ n.
The state of experiencing joy and pleasure.
Syn: gladness, gladfulness.
[WordNet 1.5]Gladsome \Glad"some\, a.
1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful.
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2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the
appearance of gayety; pleasing.
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Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day.
--Prior.
-- Glad"some*ly, adv. -- Glad"some*ness, n.
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Hours of perfect gladsomeness. --Wordsworth.
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Gladstone
(gcide) | Gladstone \Glad"stone\, n. [Named after Wm. E. Gladstone.]
A four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two inside seats,
calash top, and seats for driver and footman.
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gladwyn
(gcide) | Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.
Cf. Gladiole.] (Bot.)
Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, especially
the European Iris f[oe]tidissima. [Written also gladwyn,
gladdon, and glader.]
[1913 Webster]Gladwyn \Glad"wyn\, n. (Bot.)
See Gladen.
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Gladwyn
(gcide) | Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.
Cf. Gladiole.] (Bot.)
Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, especially
the European Iris f[oe]tidissima. [Written also gladwyn,
gladdon, and glader.]
[1913 Webster]Gladwyn \Glad"wyn\, n. (Bot.)
See Gladen.
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Moonglade
(gcide) | Moonglade \Moon"glade`\, n.
The bright reflection of the moon's light on an expanse of
water. [Poetic]
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Orca gladiator
(gcide) | Killer \Kill"er\, n.
1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
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2. (Zool.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of
which several species are known; called also {killer
whale}.
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Note: The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws
armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and
swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and
dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined
attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to
mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species ({Orca
gladiator}), is found both on the European and the
American coast. Two species (Orca ater and {Orca
rectipinna}) occur on the Pacific coast.
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Overglad
(gcide) | Overglad \O"ver*glad"\, a.
Excessively or unduly glad.
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Unglad
(gcide) | Unglad \Unglad\
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Xiphias gladius
(gcide) | Swordfish \Sword"fish`\, n.
1. (Zool.)
(a) A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the
only representative of the family Xiphiidae. It is
highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper
jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid,
swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without
distinct spines; the ventral fins are absent. The
adult is destitute of teeth. It becomes sixteen feet
or more long.
(b) The gar pike.
(c) The cutlass fish.
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2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. See Dorado, 1.
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Swordfish sucker (Zool.), a remora (Remora brachyptera)
which attaches itself to the swordfish.
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GLADIUS
(bouvier) | GLADIUS. In our old Latin authors, and in the Norman laws, this word was
used to signify supreme jurisdiction, jus gladii.
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JUS GLADII
(bouvier) | JUS GLADII. Supreme jurisdiction. The right to absolve from, or condemn a
man to death.
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