Grakles, grak'- lz,, s.pl

birds of the starling family, all natives of the tropical regions of Asia and Africa. 324 GRAND-NEPHEW ] acterized by long naked legs and, as a rule,long necks and bills (L. grallæ, stilts). India. See Gramme. thankfulne with surprise (Fr. great thanks).; Graminaceæ, grà-min-a -se-e, 5 s.pl. the gra es [Bot.] like gra (L. gramen, and folium a leaf). or vegetable food (L. gramen, and voro, to devour). language; a system of general principles and of particular rules for speaking or writing a language; a book containing these principles and rules; an elementary treatise: a. belonging to grammar (Gr. gramma, a letter, from grapho, to write). philologist; one who teaches grammar. the learned languages, especially Greek and Latin, retaught. the rules of grammar. Grammatically, gram-mat -ekal-le, ad. according to the rules of grammar. Grammaticalne , gram-mat -e-kal-nes, s. the state of being grammatical. matical. France, equal to 15.43248 grains troy. dolphin family,and very voracious (L. grand is piscis, great fish). sometimes as large as a child's head, and much esteemed as a de ert in tropical countries (Sp.) dignity; splendid; magnificent; chief; noble; conceived or expre ed with great dignity; old or more advanced, as in grandfather (L. grand is, great). Grandly, grand' -le, ad. in agrand manner. Grandne , grand'-nes, s. grandeur; the quality of being grand. child. daughter. prince; the great horned owl. rank; aman of elevated rank or station. grandee. to protect the left shoulder and the breast. qualities in an object which elevates or expands the mind, and excites pleasurable emotions; splendour of appearance; elevation of thought, sentiment, or deportment; majesty. father. being grandiloquent. tic style; pompous (L. grand is, and loquor, to speak). or affectedly. decide whether there are grounds for an accusation to justify a trial. of knighthood, as also of the Freemasons. father or mother. brother or sister.