greggoe, grego, griego

[Port. grego; Ital. greco; Span. griego = Greek.] A short jacket or cloak, with a hood attached, made of thick, coarse cloth, and worn by the Greeks and others in the Levant. "The three latter, with their gregos , or night greatcoats, with hoods."- Marryatt : Mr. Midshipman Easy , ch. IMG:content-0751.png:[blocks in formation] gre orial Greg -ō-ry's-powder, s. [Named after Dr. Gregory, who first compounded it.] A name given to Pulvis rhei compos it us , compound rhubarb powder. It consists of powdered rhubarb, two ounces; light carbonate of magnesia, six ounces; and powdered ginger, one ounce.