georama

[Gr. geō, for gēios =belonging to the earth, and horama =a view; Fr. géorama.] A concave globe on the inside of which the countries, oceans, ., of the earth are represented to the spectators, who stand on a framework inside. Geor-diě, s. [A Scotch dim in. of George (q. v.).] A guinea. [GEORGE, 3.] "As lang's my tail, whare, through the steeks, The yellow-lettered Geordie keeks." Burns: The Twa Dogs. Geordie safety-lamp, s . Mining : A safety-lamp invented for use in coal mines by George Stephen son. gě-ô-rě-tin-Ic, a . [Pref.geo-, and retinic (q. v.).) Min.: Akin to retene, and derived from the earth. georetinic-acid, s . Min.: A name formerly given to Brücknerellite (q. v.). George, s . [Lat. Georgius , from Gr. geōrgos =a cultivator of the earth; ge , and ergon =work.] 1. The insignia of the order of the Garter; a figure of St. George on horseback, engaging the dragon, worn pendent from the collar by the knights of that order. [GARTER, 8. ] "The George and Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red." Pope : Moral E ays , iii. 303. reverse. *2. A guinea, from the figure of St. George on the *3. A kind of loaf, said to have been stamped with a figure of St. George. "Cubbed in a cabin, on a mattra laid, On a brown george , with lousy swabbers fed." Dryden: Persius, sat. v. The name Brown George is used at Oxford for the large coarse earthenware water jugs used instead of cans. ( Eng .) George-noble, s . A gold coin, current at six shillings and eight pence in the reign of Henry VIII.; so called from the figure of St. George on the re verse. Georgia, s. [Named from George II., of England.] One of the original thirteen States of the U. S.. S. A., nicknamed "the Cracker State." It is bounded W. by Alabama and Florida, N. by Tenne ee, NE. by South Carolina, E. by the Atlantic and S. by Florida. Area, 59,475 square miles. Principal productions, corn, cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane, sweet potatoes, and fruits. It has abundant mineral resources, largely undeveloped, extensive tracts of valuable forest lands, and furnishes the most valuable ship-timber grown in this country. The principal cities are Atlanta, the capital; Savannah, August a, Macon and Columbus. Geor-gi-an, s . [See def.] A native or inhabitant of Georgia, a region on the south of the Caucasus, or of Georgia, one of the southern states of the American Union. Geor-gi-an, a . [Lat. Georgius =George.] Belonging or relating to the reigns of the four Georges in Great Britain, 1714-1830; as, the Georgian era. "One Georgian star adorns the skies, She myriads found below." Cowper: Queen's Visit , March 17, 1789. geor-gic, *ġeor-ġick, a. & 8. [Lat. georgic a ( carmina )=georgic (poems), from georgic us =relating to husbandry; Gr.georgikos , from georgia =husbandry: ge =the earth, and ergon =work.] A. As adj .: Pertaining or relating to agriculture or husbandry; treating of rural affairs. "Here I peruse the Mantuan's georgic strains, And learn the labors of Italian swains." Gay: Rural Sports , i. B. As subst.: A poem on husbandry or rural affairs. It is the title of four books on husbandry written by Virgil. "A georgie , therefore, is some parts of the science of husbandry put into a pleasing dre , and set off with all the beauties and embellishments of poetry."- Add is on : on Virgil's Georgics. geor-gic-al, a. [ Eng.georgic; -al.] The same as GEORGIC (q. v.). Georgium Si' dus, s. [Lat., the Georgian star, i . e . , the star discovered under the auspices of King George III. of England.] Astron.: The name given by Sir William Herschel to a planet discovered by him on March 13, 1781. Laplace, disliking the innovation of elevating one's sovereign to the sky, substituted for the name of King George that of the planet's discoverer, marine; gō, pot, georgos Herschel. The latter appellation is still widely accepted, but as the other planets were all called by the names of cla ic gods, Bode suggested the appellation of URANUS (q.v.). See also HERSCHEL. *ge-or-gos, s . [Gr.; see GEORGIC.] A husbandman. ( Spenser .) gě-ô-rhy-chi-dæ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. georhych (us) (q. v.); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ.] Zool .: Mole-rats; a family of Rodent i a, with a large head, small eyes and ears, a short or deficient tail, and five toes on each foot. They occur in Asia, Africa, and Southeastern Europe, burrowing like moles.