n. [ See Gate a way. ] 1. A going; a walk; a march; a way. [ 1913 Webster ]

Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor folks pass. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is Cinna; I do know him by his gait. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. gambit, cf. It. gambitto gambit, a tripping up. See Gambol, n. ] (Chess Playing) A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Founding) See Geat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. from AS. gōd good + wiht creature, wight. ] (Zool.) One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidæ. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (Limosa hæmastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Verdin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A citrus tree (Citrus paradisi) bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- Citrus paradisi. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The large yellow fruit of the Citrus paradisi, having somewhat acid juicy pulp. It is a popular breakfast food. [ wns=2 ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

. The shaddock. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Greet, to weep. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. greót grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grjōt, and to E. groats, grout. See Groats, Grout, and cf. Grail gravel. ] 1. Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The coarse part of meal. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Geol.) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude. C. Reade. E. P. Whipple. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gritted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gritting. ] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [ Collog. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ gravity + suit. 1944[ MW10 ] ] (Aeronautics) A suit worn by aviators and astronauts, designed to counteract the effects of high accelerations experienced in aerial maneuvers, in particular to avoid unconsciousness; called also anti-g suit. It exerts force on the abdomen and legs to prevent blackouts by counteracting the tendency of blood to accumulate below the heart, thus reducing the supply to the brain, when the forces due to acceleration are directed from head to toe. [ PJC ]

n. [ So called from its note. ] (Zool.) One of several species of small tropical American birds of the family Cœrebidæ, allied to the creepers; -- called also quit. See Quit. [ 1913 Webster ]