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1. greese3t, a. A variant of grise4. To the North parte of that countrey are the places where they haue their furres, as Sables, marterns, gree e Beuers. Hakluyt's Voyages , I. 237. Same as grieshoch . greeshoch (gre's hoch), n. greesing (gre's ing), n. [Also griesing , gre ing ; still in dial. use, in various forms, greesen , gris sen , and perversely Grecian , usually in pl.; -ing1 .] A step; usually in the plural, steps or stairs. [Obsolete or prov. Eng.] It is no time now to shew any miracles; there is another way to goe downe [from the pinnacle of the templel, by greesings. Latimer , Sermons, fol. 72 b. There is a flight of stone stairs on the hill at Lincoln called there the Grecian stairs, a strange corruption. Hall i well . greet1 (gret), v. [ greten , grētan = OS. grotian = OFries. grēta = D. groeten = MLG. groten, gruten = OHG. gruozen , MHG. grüezen, G. grü en , greet; not in Scand. or Goth.] I. trans. 1. To addre formally, as on meeting or in writing or sending a letter or me age; give or send salutations to; accost; salute; hail. There Gabrielle grette our Lady, seyenge,... Heyl fulle of Grace, oure Lord is with the. Mandeville , Travels, p. 112. My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you. Shak., Rich. III., iii. 1. And the birds on every tree Greete this morne with melodie. IMG:content-2658.png:[blocks in formation] Greeting or salutation of our ladyt, the Annunciation. = Syn. Salute , etc. See salutation . greeting2 (grē'ting), n. [ greet2 , v .] Weeping; crying. [Obso- lete or prov. Eng. and Scotch.] Noghte in want one joyeynge, bot in bytter gretynge . Hampole , Prose Treatises (E. E. T. S.), p. 5. O what means a' this greeting ? I'm sure it's nae for me; For I'm come this day to Edinburgh town, Weel wedded for to be.