garner, garnyr, gerner, gernere, gerniere, greyner

[O. Fr. gernier, from Lat. granaria a granary, from granum = grain; Fr. grenier ; Sp. granero ; Ital. granajo ; Port. granel .] A granary; a place where corn is stored for preservation. [GRANARY.] "The Volsces have much corn; take these rats thither To gnaw their garners ." --Shakesp.: Coriolanus , i. 1. gar-ner, v . t . & i. [GARNER, 8.] IMG:content-0338.jpg:[graphic] A. Transitive : IMG:content-0339.png:[blocks in formation] *B. In trans.: To be stored up. "The wrath that garners in my heart." Tennyson: In Memoriam , lxxxii. gar-nered, a. [Eng. garner; -ed.] Stored in or gathered into a garner. "On him alone the curse of Cain Fell, like a flail on the garnered grain." Long fellow: Slave in the Dismal Swamp . gar'-net(1), *gar-nette, *gra-nat, s . [A corruption of gran at , from O. Fr. gran at ; Fr. gren at , from Low Lat. granatus = a garnet, from its resemblance in color, and partly in the form of the crystal, to the grains or seeds of the pomegranate; granatus = having seeds; granum = a grain; Sp. granate ; Ital. grana to .] *1. Ord. Lang.: The pomegranate. Called also Apple-garnet. ( Wedder burn . ) 2. Min .: An isometric transparent or translucent brittle mineral, with dodecahedral cleavage, sometimes with twin crystals, having an octahedral composition-face. It occurs also ma ive and lamellar. Hardne , 6.5-7.5; specific gravity, 3-15-4-30; luster, vitreous to resinous; color, red, brown, yellow, white, or black, with a white streak. Composition: Silica, 35.75-52-11; alumina, 15-22-27-25; protoxide of iron, 24-82-39-68, . There are three leading varieties: (1) Alumina garnet, in which the sesquioxide is mainly alumina; (2) Iron garnet, in which it is chiefly sesquioxide of iron; and (3) Chrome-garnet, in which it is principally sesquioxide of chrome. Under these are ranked Gro ularite, Pyrope, Almandite, Spe artite, Andradite, Bredbergite, and Ouvarovite (q. v.). These, with typical garnet, constitute Dana's garnet group of minerals. "Without the aid of yonder golden globe Lost were the garnet's luster, lost the lily." Smart: Goodne of the Supreme Being. (1) Bohemian Garnet : Min.: The same as PYROPE (q. v.). (2) Oriental Garnet: Min.: The same as ALMANDITE (q. v.). It is called also Precious Garnet. (3) Tetrahedral Garnet: Min.: The same as HELVITE (q. v.). (4) White Garnet: Min.: The same as LEUCITE (q. v.). garnet-blende, s. garnet