n. [ The proper name used as an appellative. ] A lady's waiting-maid. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her abigail reported that Mrs. Gutheridge had a set of night curls for sleeping in. Leslie. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ OE. agein, agayn, AS. ongegn, ongeán, against, again; on + geán, akin to Ger. gegewn against, Icel. gegn. Cf. Gainsay. ] 1. In return, back; as, bring us word again. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Another time; once more; anew. [ 1913 Webster ]

If a man die, shall he live again? Job xiv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again, half as much again. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. In any other place. [ Archaic ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. On the other hand. “The one is my sovereign . . . the other again is my kinsman.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Moreover; besides; further. [ 1913 Webster ]

Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Again and again, more than once; often; repeatedly. --
Now and again, now and then; occasionally. --
To and again, to and fro. [ Obs. ] De Foe. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations, as, again-witness, to witness against; again-ride, to ride against; again-come, to come against, to encounter; again-bring, to bring back, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To redeem. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } prep. Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Albeit that it is again his kind. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To gainsay. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. [ OE. agens, ageynes, AS. ongegn. The s is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending. See Again. ] 1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time. [ 1913 Webster ]

The gate would have been shut against her. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

An argument against the use of steam. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. [ Archaic or Dial. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came from Damascus. 2 Kings xvi. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

Against the sun, in a direction contrary to that in which the sun appears to move. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To withstand. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Back again. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Corrupted fr. another-gates. ] Of another kind. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; far from the earth. ] Apogean. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Assagai. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. [ Pg. azagaia, Sp. azagaya, fr. a Berber word. Cf. Lancegay. ] A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. bargayn, bargany, OF. bargaigne, bargagne, prob. from a supposed LL. barcaneum, fr. barca a boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See Bark a vessel. ] 1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration. [ 1913 Webster ]

A contract is a bargain that is legally binding. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

And whon your honors mean to solemnize
The bargain of your faith. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap. [ 1913 Webster ]

She was too fond of her most filthy bargain. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bargain and sale (Law), a species of conveyance, by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; i. e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession. Blackstone. --
Into the bargain, over and above what is stipulated; besides. --
To sell bargains, to make saucy (usually indelicate) repartees. [ Obs. ] Swift. --
To strike a bargain, to reach or ratify an agreement. “A bargain was struck.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F. barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See Bargain, n. ] To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow. [ 1913 Webster ]

So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bargained (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bargaining. ] To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another. [ 1913 Webster ]

To bargain away, to dispose of in a bargain; -- usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to bargain away one's birthright. “The heir . . . had somehow bargained away the estate.” G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. bargaigné, p. p. See Bargain, v. i. ] (Law) The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes a bargain; -- sometimes in the sense of bargainor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ Named from Bougainville, the French navigator. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginaceæ, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ Gr. gai^a earth. ] Goddess of the earth; same as Gaea.
Syn. -- Gaea, Ge. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. gai^a earth. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to hypogeic acid; -- applied to an acid obtained from hypogeic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Gayety. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A jailer. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F. See Galliard. ] Gay; brisk; merry; galliard. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ See Galliard a dance. ] A lively French and Italian dance. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ From Gay. ] Merrily; showily. See gaily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. W. gan a mortise. ] (Arch.) A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. gein, gain, good, near, quick; cf. Icel. gegn ready, serviceable, and gegn, adv., against, opposite. Cf. Again. ] Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. gain, gein, ga&yogh_;hen, gain, advantage, Icel. gagn; akin to Sw. gagn, Dan. gavn, cf. Goth. gageigan to gain. The word was prob. influenced by F. gain gain, OF. gaain. Cf. Gain, v. t. ] 1. That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss. [ 1913 Webster ]

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Phil. iii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Tim. vi. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every one shall share in the gains. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation. “The lust of gain.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gained p. pr. & vb. n. Gaining. ] [ From gain, n. but. prob. influenced by F. gagner to earn, gain, OF. gaaignier to cultivate, OHG. weidinōn, weidinen to pasture, hunt, fr. weida pasturage, G. weide, akin to Icel. veiðr hunting, AS. wāðu, cf. L. venari to hunt, E. venison. See Gain, n., profit. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living. [ 1913 Webster ]

What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Matt. xvi. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]

To gain dominion, or to keep it gained. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

For fame with toil we gain, but lose with ease. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate. [ 1913 Webster ]

If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Matt. xviii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

To gratify the queen, and gained the court. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Forded Usk and gained the wood. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage. [ Obs. or Ironical ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye should . . . not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. Acts xxvii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gained day, the calendar day gained in sailing eastward around the earth. --
To gain ground, to make progress; to advance in any undertaking; to prevail; to acquire strength or extent. --
To gain over, to draw to one's party or interest; to win over. --
To gain the wind (Naut.), to reach the windward side of another ship.

Syn. -- To obtain; acquire; get; procure; win; earn; attain; achieve. See Obtain. -- To Gain, Win. Gain implies only that we get something by exertion; win, that we do it in competition with others. A person gains knowledge, or gains a prize, simply by striving for it; he wins a victory, or wins a prize, by taking it in a struggle with others. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion. Ezek. xxii. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gaining twist, in rifled firearms, a twist of the grooves, which increases regularly from the breech to the muzzle.
To gain on or
To gain upon. (a) To encroach on; as, the ocean gains on the land. (b) To obtain influence with. (c) To win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest. (d) To get the better of; to have the advantage of. [ 1913 Webster ] The English have not only gained upon the Venetians in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice itself. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

My good behavior had so far gained on the emperor, that I began to conceive hopes of liberty. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ CF. F. gagnable. See Gain, v. t. ] Capable of being obtained or reached. Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. gaignage pasturage, crop, F. gaignage pasturage. See Gain, v. t. ] (O. Eng. Law) (a) The horses, oxen, plows, wains or wagons and implements for carrying on tillage. (b) The profit made by tillage; also, the land itself. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who gains. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Profitable; advantageous; lucrative. “A gainful speculation.” Macaulay. -- Gain"ful*ly, adv. -- Gain"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Again, and Give. ] A misgiving. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not producing gain; unprofitable. Hammond. -- Gain"less/ness, n. [1913 Webster]

adv. [ See Gain, a. ] Handily; readily; dexterously; advantageously. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ F. gagner to gain + pain bread. ] Bread-gainer; -- a term applied in the Middle Ages to the sword of a hired soldier. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gainsaid p. pr. & vb. n. Gainsaying. ] [ OE. geinseien, ageinseien. See Again, and Say to utter. ] To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke xxi. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

The just gods gainsay
That any drop thou borrow'dst from thy mother,
My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword
Be drained. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. “To convince the gainsayers.” Tit. i. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, the English artist (1727-88). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. 1. Gainful. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Prepossessing; well-favored. [ Obs. ] Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. A contraction of Against. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gainstood; p. pr. & vb. n. gainstanding. ] [ See Again, and Stand. ] To withstand; to resist. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ See Again, and Strive. ] To strive or struggle against; to withstand. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Garefowl.

a., adv., n. Same as Garish, Garishly, Garishness. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

a. Having (such) a gait; -- used in composition; as, slow-gaited; heavy-gaited. [ 1913 Webster ]