Gutta

gut'ta, n. pi. -tje, A drop. (Arch.) One of a series of ornaments, shaped like a frustum of a cone, beneath the triglyphs, also the mutules, in the Doric order. [L., a drop.] — Gut'ta Sere'na, /-„+*€=Witt*. -na. (Med.) Blindne occasioned by a palsied retina or optic nerve amaurosis. [L., serene or clear drop.] — Gufter, n. A channel for conveying away rain from a roof, also at the road side, etc. — v. [guttered (-terd), -terixg.] To form into small, longitudinal hollows or channels. — To become hollowed or channeled. [OF. gutiere, f gate, goute, L. gutta.] — Gut'- tiform, a. Drop-shaped. [L. form a, shape.] linger or ink, then, boNboN, chair, get. 264 GUTTA-PERCHA 246