gambet, gambetta

[Fr. & Prov. gam berte: Ital.gambetta.] Ornith.: Totanus gam Gambeson. betta , Linnæus' Tringa gambetta , the Red shark or Gambet snipe. In summer it is brown above with black spots, in winter it is almost of a uniform gray brown; its legs are red. Found in Scand in a via, in Iceland, and in the Arctic regions. pine, pit, sïre, sir, marine; gō, pot, gambir găm-bir, găm-biër, s . [A Malayan word.) Pharm.: An extract from the leaves of Uncaria gambir , a cinchonaceous plant. It is a simple astringent. It is chewed by the Malays with betel leaf and areca, specially to relieve aphthous eruptions of the mouth and fauces. It is called also Terra japonica . gămb-ist, s. [Ital. gamba; Eng. suff. -ist.] Music: A performer on the viol di gamba.