grimmia

[Named after J. F. Grimm, a German botanist.] Bot.: The typical genus of the sub-order Grimmei (q. v.). Grimmia pulvinatum is the Swan's Neck Bryum. It occurs in hoary, cushion-like tufts. grim'-ne , *grim-ne e, *grym-ne e, s . [A.S. grimni .] The quality or state of being grim; fiercene , sternne , ferocity, forbiddingne . "They were not able to abyde the grimne e of their countenances." -Goldinge: Cæsar, fo. 29. 2077 *grim'-sir, *grim-sire, s. [Etym. doubtful; probably a compound of grim and sir , or sire ; but by some derived from Fr.grinceur =an angry gnasher of the teeth ( Cotgrave ); from grincer =to gnash the teeth.] A haughty or arrogant person in office; a stern, grim, or severe person. "Tiberius Cæsar, who otherwise was known for a grim . sir and the most unsociable." -P. Holland: Pliny , ii. 297. grim-ỹ (1), a . [Eng.grim(e); -y.] Full of grime, foul, filthy, grimed, begrimed. "[They] with stern grimy look do still avise Upon their works." More: On the Soul , pt. i., bk. iii., s. 6. *grim'-ỹ (2), a. [Eng. grim; y.) Grim, stern. grin, *gîrn, *gren, *grenn, *gren-nen, *grennyn, v. i. & t . [A. S. grennian ; cogn. with Dut. grijnen to weep, to cry, to fret; Icel. grenja =to howl; Dan. grine to grin; Sw.grin a to grimace, to grin; Ger. greinen .] A. Intransitive: I. Literally: 1. To snarl or show the teeth as a dog; to gnash the teeth. "And the i herden these thing is and weren dyuerseli turmentid in her hertis, and grennyden with teeth on hym."- Wycliffe: Dedis, ch. vii. 2. To show the teeth as in laughter, scorn, or pain. "[He] grinn'd and fore'd an ugly smile that it might not seem to smart."-Bp. Taylor: Sermons , pt. i., ser. 20. *3. To be exposed, as the teeth in laughter. "Her heart for rage did grate, and teeth did grin." Spenser: F. Q., V. iv. 37. *II. Fig .: To show pleasure or approbation. "Even the most saintlike of his party grinned at it with a pious smile." -Dryden: Religio Laici . (Pref.) B. Transitive : 1. To set, show, or gnash the teeth in grinning. 2. To expre by grinning. "Grinned horribly a ghastly smile." Milton: P. L. , ii. 846. IMG:content-0758.png:[blocks in formation] 3. To rub one thing against another; to grate; as, to grind one's teeth. II. Figuratively : 1. To oppre by harsh or cruel exactions; to hara . (Generally with down .) "To grind the subject or defraud the prince." Dryden: Hind and Panther, iii. 747. 2. To prepare for examination. ( College slang.) 13. To teach, to instruct in; as, to grind Latin or Greek. ( College slang .) 14. To study; to prepare one's self for examination by studying. ( College slang .) *5. To whet, to sharpen. "Mine appetites I never more will grind ." B. Intransitive: I. Literally: Shakesp.: Sonnet 90. IMG:content-0759.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0760.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0761.png:[blocks in formation] 1. The act of studying or reading up for an examination; study. ""Come along, boys,' cries East; always ready to leave the grind , as he called it."-T. Hughes: Tom Brown's School Days , pt. ii., ch. v. 2. Hard or distasteful work. 3. A plodding, laborious student; a dig. "The college man should be represented as something more than an animal, also as something other than a grind."-Chicago Tribune, Feb. 25, 1894. *grin-del, *gryn-del, a. [A. S. grendil ; Icel. graind =hurt.] Cruel, ferocious. "Bolde burne, on thir bent be not so gryndel." Sir Gawaine, 2,308, *grin-del-li, *gryn-del-ly, adv . [Eng. grindel ; -ly. Fiercely. "Gawayn full gryndelly sayde." -Sir Gawaine, 2,299. grind'-er, *grynd-er, s. [A. S. grindere.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. Literally : (1) One who or that which grinds; one who work in a mill. (2) One who or that which grinds or gives an edg to anything; the instrument of grinding. "Harder than the grinder's nether stone." Sandys: Paraphrase of the Psalms. (3) In the same sense as Il. (4) A tooth generally. "Her grinders like two chalk stones in a mill." Bishop Hall: Satires, iv. L (5) A grinding-clamp (q. v.). 2. Figuratively: (1) One who prepares students for an examination; a coach, a tutor, a crammer. "Put him into the hands of a clever grinder or crammer, and they would soon cram the nece ary portion of Latin and Greek into him." -Mi Edge worth: Patronage, ch. iii. (2) One who reads or studies hard. II. Anat.: [MOLAR.]