Gather

ga th ′ėr, v.t. to collect: to acquire: in sewing, to plait: to learn by inference.— v.i. to a emble or muster: to increase: to suppurate.— n. a plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing the thread through ( pl. that part of the dre which is gathered or drawn in).— ns. Gath′erer , one who collects: a gleaner: in gla manufacturing, a workman who collects molten gla on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing; Gath′ering , a crowd or a embly: a tumour or collection of matter; Gath′ering-coal , -peat , a coal, peat, put into a fire at night, with the hot embers gathered about it, to keep the fire alive till morning; Gath′ering-cry , a summons to a emble for war.— Gather breath , to recover wind; Gather ground , to gain ground; Gather one's self together , to collect all one's powers, like one about to leap; Gather to a head , to ripen: to come into a state of preparation for action or effect; Gather way , to get headway by sail or steam so as to answer the helm. [A.S. gaderian , gæderian , (tó)gædere , together; cf. geador , together, gǽd , company.]