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| | | | Gree | n. [ F. gré. See Grateful, and cf. Agree. ] 1. Good will; favor; pleasure; satisfaction; -- used esp. in such phrases as: to take in gree; to accept in gree; that is, to take favorably. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] Accept in gree, my lord, the words I spoke. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Rank; degree; position. [ Obs. or Scot. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] He is a shepherd great in gree. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The prize; the honor of the day; as, to bear the gree, i. e., to carry off the prize. [ Obs. or Scot. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Gree | v. i. [ From Agree. ] To agree. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Gree | n.; pl. Grees obs. plurals Greece plw>Grice Grise, Grize etc. [ OF. gré, F. grade. See Grade. ] A step. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Greece | n. pl. See Gree a step. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] | | Greed | n. [ Akin to Goth. grēdus hunger, Icel. grāðr. √34. See Greedy. ] An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Greedily | adv. In a greedy manner. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Greediness | n. [ AS gr&aemacr_;dignes. ] The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire. [ 1913 Webster ] Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. Shak. Syn. -- Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Greedy | a. [ Compar. Greedier superl. Greediest. ] [ OE. gredi, AS. gr&aemacr_;dig, grēdig; akin to D. gretig, OS. grādag, OHG. grātag, Dan. graadig, OSw. gradig, grådig, Icel. grāðugr, Goth. grēdags greedy, grēdēn to be hungry; cf. Skr. g&rsdot_;dh to be greedy. Cf. Greed. ] 1. Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Greedy-gut | n. A glutton. [ Low ] Todd. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Greek | a. [ AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf. Grecian. ] Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian. [ 1913 Webster ]
Greek calends. See under Greek calends in the vocabulary. --
Greek Church (Eccl. Hist.), the Eastern Church; that part of Christendom which separated from the Roman or Western Church in the ninth century. It comprises the great bulk of the Christian population of Russia (of which this is the established church), Greece, Moldavia, and Wallachia. The Greek Church is governed by patriarchs and is called also the Byzantine Church. --
Greek cross. See Illust. (10) Of Cross. --
Greek Empire. See Byzantine Empire. --
Greek fire, a combustible composition which burns under water, the constituents of which are supposed to be asphalt, with niter and sulphur. Ure. --
Greek rose, the flower campion. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| | greece | (n) a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil, Syn. Ellas, Hellenic Republic | | greece | (n) ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE | | greed | (n) excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves | | greediness | (n) an excessive desire for food, Syn. hoggishness, piggishness | | greediness | (n) an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts), Syn. voraciousness, rapaciousness, Example: the greediness of lawyers | | greedy | (adj) wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume, Example: don't be greedy with the cookies | | greek | (n) the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages, Syn. Hellenic, Hellenic language | | greek | (n) a native or inhabitant of Greece, Syn. Hellene | | greek | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language, Syn. Hellenic, Grecian, Example: Greek mythology; a Grecian robe | | greek alphabet | (n) the alphabet used by ancient Greeks |
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