guaza, guazzo (u as w)

[Ital.] A distemper painting used by the ancients; it is very hard and durable, and the vehicle being white of egg, gum, or glue, resists the action of damp and preserves the colors completely. gua-zu-ma (gua as gwą), s. [The Mexican name of the plant.] Bot.: A genus of Byttneriacem, tribe Byttnereæ. It consists of shrubs or small trees, with elm-like leaves, axillary cymes of pink or yellow flowers, and tubercular, nut-like fruits. They are found in tropical America, India, and Africa. The fruit of Guazuma ulmifolia is filled with a sweet and agree able mucilage. In Martin i que the young bark is (2) The bearing portion of a shaft. (3) One of the notches in the carrick-bits for receiving the metal bushes wherein the spindle of a windla traverses. 2. Naut .: The metallic eye bolted to the stern-post to hang the rudder upon. B. As adj.: Voracious, greedy, insatiable. "In vain at glory gudgeon Boswell snaps." Wolcot: Peter Pindar, p. 107. A. As substantive : IMG:content-0819.png:[graphic] 1. An irregular warfare carried on by small independent bands; an irregular, petty war. 2. One who carries on war in an irregular manner; a member of an independent band engaged in predatory and irregular attacks upon an enemy. B. As adj .: Pertaining or belonging to a band of guerillas; carrying on war in an irregular manner; *gŭdgeồn, v . t . [GUDGEON, 8.] To cheat, to consisting of guerillas. deceive, to impose upon. "To be gudgeoned of the opportunities which had been given you."-Sir W. Scott. (Ogilvie.) *gud-line, *gud-lene, *gud-ling, s. [A corrupt. of O. H. Ger.gulden =golden (q.v.).] A denomination of foreign gold coin. "Granted for payment of the gudlines , silver-work, and others publick debts."- Acts Charles I. (ed. 1814), vi. 163. *gue (1), s. [Fr. gueux .] A rogue, a vagabond. *gue (2), s . [Etym. doubtful.] (See extract.) "Before violins were introduced, the music was performed on an instrument called a que , which appears to have had some similarity to a violin, but had only two strings of horse-hair, and was played upon in the same manner as a violoncello."- Edmonstone : Zetland , ii. 59, 60. Gue-bre, Ghê-běr, Guē-běr, Ghe-ber, Ghebre, s. [Pers. Ghebar .] IMG:content-0820.jpg:[blocks in formation] "The Gheber belt that round him clung." Moore: Fire-Worshipers.